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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Portugal
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Silesia
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1
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1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
117
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
94
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
65
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
45
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
22
upright
95
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
1
never
16
none visible
51
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
51
brown
50
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
3
red
6
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
13
freehand
4
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
93
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
4
10
51
11
26
12
12
13
4
14
1
15
1
2
6
3
10
4
20
5
20
6
37
7
33
8
45
9
47
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
35
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
43
2-part score
1
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
77
3-part score
2
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
98
4-part score
1
4-part single page
25
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
52
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
43
none
54
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
73
triple
21
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
118
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
84
not in dedicated space
35
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
41
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
82
notation extended into margin
47
other
5
partial additional staves
45
staveline added
24
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
74
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
13
gold
2
light brown
3
red
8
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
113
Monophonic Notation
absent
98
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
44
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
28
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
21
none
3
pointers
11
repeat signs
35
signa congruentiae
58
signes-de-renvoi
70
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
9
English
3
Flemish
6
French
50
German
6
Italian
20
Latin
104
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
29
fully texted with one text
100
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
27
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
49
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
49
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
21
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
43
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
6
display script
31
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
19
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
53
n/a
1
poor
10
very high
27
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
72
blue
7
brown
47
dark brown
13
gold
2
light brown
3
red
45
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
62
yes
67
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
rarely
33
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
35
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
27
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
10
historiated
3
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
1
normally
54
occasionally
16
often
17
rarely
23
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
60
calligraphic with decoration
25
calligraphic with grotesque heads
25
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
26
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
22
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
12
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
13
rarely
22
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
18
normally
7
occasionally
11
often
9
rarely
14
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
21
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambrai, France, Bibliothèque Municipale, MS 18 (20), c. 1520, All folios
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