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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Antwerp
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Florence
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
21
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
9
normally
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
9
dark brown
8
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
7
12
4
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
3
6
11
7
7
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
19
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
10
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
19
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
8
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
22
pointers
4
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
20
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
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
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
7
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
7
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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