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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Belgium
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Germany
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Venice
5
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8
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Production method
Manuscript
92
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
89
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
52
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
39
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
87
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
7
never
12
none visible
34
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
51
brown
29
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
4
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
78
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
43
11
21
12
13
13
2
2
19
3
20
4
29
5
35
6
51
7
43
8
51
9
43
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
43
2-part score
2
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
74
3-part score
2
3-part single page
21
4-part opening
99
4-part score
1
4-part single page
28
5-part opening
49
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
21
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
38
none
37
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
74
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
75
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
68
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
30
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
59
notation extended into margin
38
other
3
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
73
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
8
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
96
Monophonic Notation
absent
78
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
41
n/a
7
poor
3
very high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
17
none
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
52
signes-de-renvoi
61
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
3
Flemish
5
French
39
German
3
Italian
20
Latin
86
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
82
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
40
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
36
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
31
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
42
n/a
7
poor
8
very high
24
Colour of Text
black
67
blue
4
brown
28
dark brown
9
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
47
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
57
yes
49
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
31
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
24
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
8
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
40
occasionally
13
often
8
rarely
21
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
51
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
19
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
12
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
10
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
18
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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