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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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
8
Cities
Antwerp
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Belgium
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Bourges
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England
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Segovia
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1
Tarazona
3
Toledo
1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
29
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
13
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
3
none visible
16
normally
6
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
14
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
7
12
3
2
1
3
1
4
6
5
4
6
12
7
9
8
13
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
28
3-part score
3
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
16
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
26
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
24
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
17
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
14
pointers
5
repeat signs
34
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
11
English
1
Flemish
1
French
22
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
32
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
19
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
16
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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