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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Spain
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Cities
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
23
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
11
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
3
2
2
4
2
5
3
6
9
7
5
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
12
quintuple
1
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
13
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
19
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
12
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
6
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
13
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
ornament
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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