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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Italy
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Ferrara
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France
2
Hradec Králové
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
11
Naples
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Netherlands
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Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
25
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
parchment
27
Format
oblong
1
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
5
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
25
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
19
11
10
12
4
13
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2
4
3
2
4
3
5
7
6
10
7
12
8
19
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
6
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
27
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
4
French
11
Italian
2
Latin
26
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
21
display script
16
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
24
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
3
brown
2
gold
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
18
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
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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Production method: Manuscript
Material: parchment
Level of calligraphy music: very high
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Uppsala, Sweden, Universitetsbiblioteket, MS Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76a, c. 1490-1520, All folios
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