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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
8
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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1
Stirling
1
Tarazona
1
Toledo
1
Turin
1
Venice
1
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1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
89
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
78
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
48
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
38
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
82
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
27
n/a
1
never
10
none visible
37
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
44
brown
29
dark brown
10
light brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
5
single rastrum
74
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
46
11
25
12
16
13
3
2
8
3
9
4
13
5
20
6
35
7
32
8
43
9
46
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
38
2-part score
1
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
72
3-part score
1
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
84
4-part single page
25
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
48
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
41
none
37
quadruple
4
single
59
triple
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
80
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
63
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
35
notation and staves extended into margin
61
notation extended into margin
40
other
3
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
64
blue
2
brown
27
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
5
void mensural
89
Monophonic Notation
absent
69
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
30
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
23
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
21
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
90
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
11
English
1
Flemish
6
French
38
German
2
Italian
17
Latin
90
Spanish
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
79
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
42
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
41
Type of Script
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
28
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
14
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
29
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
62
blue
4
brown
32
dark brown
10
red
37
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
48
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
never
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
27
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
normally
42
occasionally
13
often
11
rarely
18
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
54
calligraphic with decoration
20
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
10
rarely
19
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
6
occasionally
10
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
13
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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