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
38
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
31
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
4
none visible
15
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
14
dark brown
2
red
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
22
11
13
12
8
13
5
14
2
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
7
3
6
4
10
5
15
6
21
7
16
8
21
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
21
none
8
quadruple
2
single
29
triple
14
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
13
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
11
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
37
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
20
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
1
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
8
brown
10
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
red
38
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
21
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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