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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Venice
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2
Windsor
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
84
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
63
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
45
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
42
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
22
upright
69
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
8
never
18
none visible
29
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
6
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
66
brown
21
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
6
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
65
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
5
10
41
11
22
12
16
13
8
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
11
3
18
4
18
5
30
6
37
7
26
8
39
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
35
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
53
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
68
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
44
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
15
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
41
none
30
quadruple
5
single
59
triple
19
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
11
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
69
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
26
other
3
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
87
brown
9
dark brown
6
red
9
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
8
void mensural
86
Monophonic Notation
absent
75
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
32
n/a
7
poor
7
very high
24
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
custodes
2
end symbol
14
none
4
pointers
6
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
48
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
7
French
27
German
4
Italian
11
Latin
82
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
82
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
15
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
27
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
30
n/a
7
poor
7
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
91
blue
5
brown
10
dark brown
4
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
37
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
56
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
11
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
24
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
8
historiated
5
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
13
often
8
rarely
16
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
16
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
18
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
17
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
5
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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