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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Cities
Belgium
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Bologna
1
Brussels
5
Catalonia
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Ferrara
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1
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2
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2
Switzerland
1
Toledo
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
44
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
34
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
19
Format
oblong
14
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
1
never
10
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
14
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
7
12
3
13
2
2
4
3
6
4
4
5
10
6
16
7
13
8
19
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
34
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
15
quadruple
3
single
29
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
45
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
19
other
3
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
16
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
5
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
15
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
pointers
6
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
4
French
26
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
39
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
25
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
19
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
17
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
22
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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