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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
8
Casale Monferrato
2
Catalonia
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
12
Milan
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1
Verona
1
Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
32
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
none visible
12
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
32
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
24
11
15
12
6
13
2
2
4
3
1
4
4
5
7
6
10
7
12
8
14
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
10
quadruple
2
single
23
triple
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
15
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
34
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
18
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
23
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
35
occasionally
6
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Penned initials frequency: normally
Separate text: no separate text
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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