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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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2
Switzerland
1
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Venice
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
63
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
46
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
21
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
3
never
15
none visible
26
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
23
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
40
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
3
10
25
11
12
12
6
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
14
4
9
5
15
6
27
7
17
8
25
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
44
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
49
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
28
quadruple
4
single
41
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
9
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
23
other
3
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
40
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
9
void mensural
62
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
22
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
12
pointers
6
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
English
2
Flemish
4
French
33
German
1
Italian
22
Latin
58
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
55
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
30
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
7
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
5
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
25
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
3
brown
27
dark brown
8
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
26
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
18
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
29
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
13
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
8
historiated
1
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Udine, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Vincenzo Joppi, MS Joppi 165, 1494-1501, All folios
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