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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Portugal
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Antwerp
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Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Savoy, France
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
2
none visible
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
14
12
5
13
2
2
4
3
4
4
7
5
13
6
18
7
17
8
24
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
5
quadruple
4
single
29
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
11
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
29
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
23
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
13
poor
1
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
4
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
33
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
22
occasionally
8
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Colour of text: red
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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