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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Spain
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Cities
Bologna
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Milan
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
20
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
11
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
12
dark brown
7
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
7
12
5
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
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4
2
5
4
6
7
7
4
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
5
none
12
single
12
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
5
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
11
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
6
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
6
red
10
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
15
occasionally
8
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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