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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
1
Belgium
5
France
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
6
Italy
6
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
1
Cities
Basel
1
Bruges
2
Brussels
3
Florence
5
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
6
Mechelen
3
Munich
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Utrecht
1
Vienna
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
9
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
8
none visible
9
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
10
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
4
11
1
2
7
3
22
4
11
5
10
6
10
7
6
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
8
single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
6
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
8
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
4
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
4
flourished
4
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.164-167, c. 1515-c. 1540, MS Magliabechi XIX.167 (Cantus), All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 9126, 1504-1505, All folios
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