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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Italy (North)
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Spain
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1
St Gall
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Tarazona
4
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1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
90
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
76
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
49
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
77
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
n/a
1
never
10
none visible
38
normally
8
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
40
brown
35
dark brown
10
gold
2
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
10
freehand
7
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
68
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
3
10
39
11
19
12
17
13
6
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
6
4
14
5
16
6
32
7
27
8
33
9
40
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
36
2-part score
1
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
65
3-part score
2
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
81
4-part single page
25
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
42
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
29
none
46
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
53
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
90
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
64
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
11
made for complete additional staves
31
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
67
notation extended into margin
37
other
3
partial additional staves
37
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
61
blue
2
brown
27
dark brown
11
gold
3
light brown
1
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
85
Monophonic Notation
absent
70
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
31
poor
4
very high
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
19
none
3
pointers
8
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
58
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
3
Flemish
3
French
31
German
3
Italian
20
Latin
83
Spanish
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
77
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
21
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
38
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
38
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
23
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
5
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
21
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
31
poor
10
very high
16
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
57
blue
5
brown
33
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
1
red
34
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
often
1
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
7
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
1
normally
39
occasionally
10
often
7
rarely
15
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
53
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
23
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
15
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
7
normally
8
occasionally
8
often
11
rarely
17
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
9
occasionally
10
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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