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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Italy
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Cities
Belgium
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Bourges
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Brussels
13
Burgundy
1
Casale Monferrato
2
Flanders
1
Florence
1
France
6
Mechelen
16
Netherlands
1
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1
Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
37
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
28
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
1
none visible
9
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
23
11
11
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
6
4
7
5
11
6
18
7
17
8
23
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
7
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
32
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
11
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
20
poor
1
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
5
French
21
Italian
4
Latin
32
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
37
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
20
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
17
poor
1
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
10
light brown
2
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
21
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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