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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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
49
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
45
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
22
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
21
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
6
red
2
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
40
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
7
12
3
13
1
2
5
3
2
4
4
5
9
6
23
7
21
8
23
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
50
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
46
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
25
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
34
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
27
other
1
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
19
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
11
pointers
7
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
12
English
1
Flemish
5
French
50
German
1
Italian
19
Latin
45
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
39
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
37
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
20
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
3
brown
27
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
21
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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