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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Cities
Brussels
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Ferrara
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Florence
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Production method
Manuscript
33
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
34
Material
paper
14
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
12
normally
1
often
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
21
11
10
12
6
13
1
2
5
3
2
4
4
5
10
6
15
7
16
8
17
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
28
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
12
quadruple
4
single
24
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
1
brown
7
gold
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
5
French
19
Italian
6
Latin
30
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
15
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
9
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
4
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
19
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 7-1-28, Late 15th century, All folios
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