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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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Bourges
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Florence
10
France
3
Mechelen
2
Milan
1
Naples
1
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1
Rome
1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
17
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
10
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
1
2
2
3
5
4
3
5
3
6
9
7
7
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
14
quintuple
1
single
12
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
16
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
18
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
19
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
13
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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