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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3
Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
choirbook
15
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
3
2
5
3
5
4
4
5
6
6
10
7
6
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
6
quadruple
1
single
13
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
2
French
3
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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