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
22
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
4
Spain
3
Switzerland
3
Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
2
Brussels
16
Cambrai
1
Catalonia
1
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1
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1
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Italy (North)
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Mechelen
20
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Padua
1
Rome
2
St Gall
1
Stirling
1
Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
choirbook
39
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
3
none visible
15
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
34
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
41
11
20
12
12
13
2
2
3
3
4
4
8
5
17
6
21
7
21
8
30
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
7
quadruple
4
single
34
triple
22
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
15
poor
3
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
10
Latin
39
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
23
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
poor
2
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
27
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
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
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
25
occasionally
10
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Number of staves: 10
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Colour of notation: black
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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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