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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Austria
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Arundel
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
21
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
22
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
14
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
11
never
3
none visible
9
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
8
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
13
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
6
3
7
4
12
5
13
6
20
7
9
8
11
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part opening
8
2-part score
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
17
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
11
single
23
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
n/a
11
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
3
Flemish
1
French
10
Italian
2
Latin
26
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
hybrida
1
roman
3
rotonda
9
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
n/a
11
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
23
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
normally
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
6
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
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
vignette
1
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Frottole II, Venice, Italy, 1505, , "Die.viii. Ianuarii Salutis anno M.ccccciiii.",
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