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
8
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Basel
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2
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
43
Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
29
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
Material
paper
28
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
17
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
6
never
7
none visible
19
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
13
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
21
11
7
12
5
2
3
3
4
4
11
5
11
6
20
7
12
8
16
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
22
quadruple
1
single
30
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
49
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
20
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
6
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
19
n/a
6
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
17
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
44
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
6
display script
11
humanistic
3
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
22
n/a
6
poor
3
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
31
brown
12
dark brown
8
gold
1
red
15
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
normally
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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