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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Germany
1
Great Britain
5
Italy
9
Cities
Antwerp
1
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1
Bologna
1
Casale Monferrato
3
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1
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1
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Italy (North)
1
London
5
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Naples
2
Paris
1
Rome
2
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
15
parchment
7
Format
oblong
6
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
10
none visible
6
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
15
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
11
4
12
1
2
2
3
5
4
1
5
2
6
5
7
4
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
8
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
6
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
19
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
7
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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