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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Italy
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Spain
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Antwerp
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3
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1
Venice
6
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2
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1
Production method
Manuscript
77
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
60
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
47
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
33
upright
51
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
27
n/a
9
never
9
none visible
33
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
39
brown
29
dark brown
10
gold
2
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
56
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
33
11
15
12
6
13
2
2
6
3
13
4
20
5
19
6
33
7
20
8
30
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
45
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
59
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
32
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
58
triple
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
13
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
57
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
28
other
2
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
52
brown
31
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
3
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
83
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
27
n/a
8
poor
4
very high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
2
end symbol
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
33
signa congruentiae
48
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
Flemish
4
French
43
German
4
Italian
28
Latin
67
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
30
fully texted with one text
67
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
32
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
10
display script
22
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
5
rotonda
4
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
34
n/a
8
poor
6
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
4
brown
35
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
32
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
51
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
22
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
36
occasionally
11
often
10
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
9
historiated
1
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
14
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Turin, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MS Ris. mus I. 27 (olim Regia Biblioteca dell'Università, qm III. 59), c. 1500, All folios
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