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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Arundel
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Brussels
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
23
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
6
none visible
11
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
19
11
12
12
10
13
5
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
4
3
6
4
7
5
9
6
11
7
10
8
15
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
10
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
10
none
15
single
21
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
poor
4
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
3
French
9
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
28
Spanish
4
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
27
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
10
poor
4
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
9
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 9, c. 1515, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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