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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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Antwerp
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
47
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
42
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
2
never
5
none visible
14
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
44
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
31
11
18
12
6
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
2
4
2
5
10
6
18
7
22
8
28
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
43
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
12
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
49
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
20
other
3
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
48
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
19
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
5
French
20
German
4
Italian
7
Latin
45
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
47
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
20
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
rotonda
3
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
21
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
37
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
27
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
9
normally
1
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
2
rarely
21
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
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
21
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
25
occasionally
11
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
1
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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