PRoMs - The Production and Reading of Music Sources
Mise-en-page in manuscripts and printed books containing polyphonic music, 1480—1530
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Augsburg
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Brussels
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Munich
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Savoy, France
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Segovia
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Seville
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Spain
1
Toledo
1
Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
18
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
19
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
9
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
8
6
10
7
9
8
14
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
14
none
4
quadruple
1
single
19
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
6
n/a
1
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
10
Italian
1
Latin
18
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
5
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
vignette
1
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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