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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Austria
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Belgium
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3
France
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Germany
14
Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
60
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
56
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
58
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
4
none visible
15
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
46
brown
14
dark brown
2
red
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
50
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
37
11
22
12
10
13
6
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
15
3
16
4
20
5
29
6
34
7
34
8
44
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
24
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
36
none
9
quadruple
4
single
60
triple
21
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
29
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
47
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
4
red
10
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
10
strene notation
1
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
45
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
27
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
3
French
11
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
56
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
38
hybrida
2
textura
23
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
32
poor
1
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
57
blue
5
brown
7
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
60
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
24
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
19
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
22
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
7
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
29
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
14
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
12
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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