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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Spain
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3
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1
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1
Venice
5
Verona
1
Vienna
1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
118
Printed work
6
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
85
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
72
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
42
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
37
upright
87
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
7
never
21
none visible
50
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
50
dark brown
17
gold
2
light brown
6
red
6
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
9
freehand
5
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
85
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
13
Number of staves
1
4
10
45
11
21
12
10
13
4
14
1
2
13
3
20
4
25
5
30
6
46
7
32
8
43
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
46
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
37
2-part score
2
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
73
3-part score
2
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
85
4-part score
1
4-part single page
24
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
42
none
50
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
78
triple
19
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
94
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
19
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
26
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
85
not in dedicated space
32
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
34
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
76
notation extended into margin
43
other
5
partial additional staves
41
staveline added
23
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
75
blue
1
brown
47
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
3
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
9
void mensural
119
Monophonic Notation
absent
103
present
26
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
39
n/a
6
poor
10
very high
25
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
2
end symbol
19
none
2
pointers
9
repeat signs
41
signa congruentiae
58
signes-de-renvoi
63
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
13
English
2
Flemish
6
French
55
German
9
Italian
32
Latin
100
Spanish
15
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
36
fully texted with one text
102
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
55
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
51
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
26
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
38
cursive (humanistic)
17
cursive (italic)
10
display script
28
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
4
rotonda
6
textura
17
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
50
high
49
n/a
6
poor
12
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
69
blue
7
brown
53
dark brown
12
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
43
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
65
yes
67
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
often
1
rarely
31
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
27
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
16
never
2
normally
43
occasionally
18
often
14
rarely
25
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
52
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
24
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
22
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
19
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
9
occasionally
9
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
8
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. 862, c. 1503-5, 73-88
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