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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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
7
Casale Monferrato
1
Germany (South)
2
Mechelen
12
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
20
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
16
Format
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
none visible
2
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
20
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
11
12
4
13
1
2
3
4
2
5
5
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7
11
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9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
14
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
2
quadruple
2
single
18
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
18
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
5
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
18
display script
16
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
20
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
1
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Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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