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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Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
10
none visible
12
normally
3
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
6
single rastrum
17
straightedge
8
Number of staves
10
12
11
6
12
5
13
2
14
2
2
5
3
8
4
10
5
15
6
19
7
26
8
18
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
9
quadruple
1
single
20
triple
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
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
5
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
5
poor
9
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
English
2
French
7
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
23
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
5
poor
8
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
10
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Number of staves: 7
Date: 1491 - 1507
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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