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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Countries
Belgium
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Belgium
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Bourges
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Brussels
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Catalonia
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Germany (South)
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Torgau
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Venice
2
Wittenberg
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
60
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
55
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
59
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
19
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
18
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
56
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
34
11
20
12
7
13
2
2
4
3
1
4
2
5
8
6
22
7
23
8
31
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
44
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part opening
61
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
27
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
43
triple
17
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
56
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
30
other
3
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
brown
14
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
6
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
25
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
14
pointers
6
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
34
signes-de-renvoi
47
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
6
French
27
German
3
Italian
13
Latin
58
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
25
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
22
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
26
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
red
32
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
23
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
36
occasionally
12
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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