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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Czech Republic
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Italy
6
Portugal
1
Cities
Antwerp
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15
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Savoy, France
1
Spain
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
never
3
none visible
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
17
12
7
13
2
2
5
3
6
4
9
5
16
6
22
7
21
8
31
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
33
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
5
quadruple
5
single
36
triple
22
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
3
French
14
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
37
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
28
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
15
poor
1
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
4
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
41
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
27
occasionally
9
often
5
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
16
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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