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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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
31
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
32
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
18
11
9
12
3
13
1
2
7
3
6
4
11
5
12
6
22
7
17
8
21
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
34
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
34
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
16
single
23
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
19
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
16
Italian
5
Latin
30
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
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
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
hybrida
3
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
17
poor
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
15
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
3
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
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