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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Antwerp
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Schonenberg nr. Bocholt
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Torgau
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
11
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
8
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
5
single rastrum
13
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
7
11
3
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
5
4
8
5
6
6
4
7
3
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
16
single
10
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
21
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
4
German
5
Italian
2
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
19
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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