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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Portugal
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Brussels
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Cambrai
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Naples
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Savoy, France
1
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
12
parchment
9
Format
oblong
1
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
9
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
4
12
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
3
6
6
7
5
8
10
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
11
single
14
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
6
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
4
Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
9
poor
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
3
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
21
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Penned initials type: flourished
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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