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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Italy
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Antwerp
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10
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Florence
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
12
Naples
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Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
1
none visible
5
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
22
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
19
11
11
12
4
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
8
6
10
7
11
8
18
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
22
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
5
quadruple
4
single
18
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
8
Italian
1
Latin
22
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
12
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
display script
17
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
3
very high
22
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
19
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Colour of notation: black
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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