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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Austria
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Italy
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Cities
Brussels
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Naples
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Venice
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1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
12
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
2
never
2
none visible
8
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
13
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
1
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
5
3
4
4
10
5
7
6
11
7
8
8
8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
12
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
16
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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