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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Countries
Belgium
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
28
Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
1
Barcelona
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Brussels
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4
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
70
Printed work
5
Physical type
choirbook
54
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
18
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
n/a
5
never
10
none visible
32
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
27
dark brown
14
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
53
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
11
12
10
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
8
4
11
5
13
6
30
7
20
8
26
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
29
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
44
3-part score
2
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
55
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
34
quadruple
2
single
48
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
57
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
11
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
52
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
34
other
3
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
44
brown
25
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
7
void mensural
72
Monophonic Notation
absent
64
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
28
n/a
5
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
1
end symbol
16
pointers
5
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
6
French
34
German
1
Italian
25
Latin
75
Spanish
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
63
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
31
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
9
display script
18
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
29
n/a
5
poor
5
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
5
brown
28
dark brown
13
gold
1
grey
1
red
26
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
42
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
2
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
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
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
19
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
34
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
12
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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