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
20
Silesia
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Torgau
1
Venice
2
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3
Production method
Manuscript
39
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
17
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
3
never
5
none visible
25
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
21
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
4
12
4
13
2
3
2
4
11
5
6
6
12
7
6
8
8
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
42
quintuple
1
single
10
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
13
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
12
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
19
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
20
German
6
Italian
15
Latin
32
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
19
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
3
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
6
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
9
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. 862, c. 1503-5, 73-88
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