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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Portugal
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Spain
3
Cities
Arundel
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Brussels
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Production method
Manuscript
49
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
44
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
4
none visible
24
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
26
11
11
12
6
13
4
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
1
4
4
5
8
6
15
7
16
8
21
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
34
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
22
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
10
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
17
none
25
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
35
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
23
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
38
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
19
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
46
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
45
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
15
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
17
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
49
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
3
brown
21
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Physical format: upright
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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