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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Czech Republic
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Italy
13
Spain
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Basel
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Savoy, France
1
Seville
1
Spain
1
Torgau
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Venice
5
Production method
Manuscript
22
Printed work
9
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
9
never
7
none visible
9
normally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
5
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
8
5
6
6
17
7
9
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
12
single
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
3
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
15
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
6
n/a
9
poor
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
English
1
French
14
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
26
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
31
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
7
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
7
n/a
9
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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