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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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
13
Casale Monferrato
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Mantua
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Mechelen
17
Modena
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Naples
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Rome
2
Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
choirbook
32
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
2
none visible
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
25
11
15
12
6
13
1
2
3
3
5
4
8
5
10
6
13
7
19
8
23
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
10
quadruple
1
single
25
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
blue
1
brown
6
gold
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
12
poor
1
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
2
French
15
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
32
Spanish
3
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
30
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
19
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
11
poor
4
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
3
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
23
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
34
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Penned initials frequency: normally
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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