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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Italy
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Spain
1
Switzerland
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Cities
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Venice
5
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
49
Printed work
13
Physical type
choirbook
41
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
28
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
20
upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
14
never
11
none visible
15
normally
3
often
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
15
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
25
11
10
12
9
13
4
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
10
4
18
5
21
6
29
7
19
8
26
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
26
6-part opening
10
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
17
quadruple
3
single
46
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
43
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
48
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
61
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
4
void mensural
59
Monophonic Notation
absent
55
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
16
n/a
13
poor
4
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
1
end symbol
9
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
4
French
18
German
5
Italian
12
Latin
54
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
54
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
4
rotonda
9
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
18
n/a
13
poor
3
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
62
blue
3
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
26
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
5
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
23
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
2
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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