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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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Naples
1
Rome
3
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1
Turin
1
Venice
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
choirbook
38
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
3
none visible
15
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
printed staves
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
29
11
16
12
7
13
2
2
4
3
3
4
7
5
10
6
13
7
19
8
21
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
40
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
13
quadruple
3
single
28
triple
16
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
21
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
2
French
15
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
40
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
22
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
22
poor
1
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
2
red
28
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
19
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
43
occasionally
7
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
10
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Separate text: no separate text
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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