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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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
55
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
49
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
26
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
2
never
7
none visible
24
normally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
21
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
7
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
44
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
21
11
9
12
4
13
2
2
9
3
8
4
12
5
14
6
26
7
22
8
28
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
27
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
57
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part opening
51
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
25
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
41
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
27
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
25
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
void mensural
56
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
20
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
12
pointers
5
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
42
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
1
Flemish
4
French
36
German
2
Italian
16
Latin
48
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
47
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
31
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
22
n/a
2
poor
6
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
3
brown
24
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
22
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
26
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
diagrams
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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