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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Spain
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2
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1
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3
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Production method
Manuscript
64
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
51
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
16
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
n/a
2
never
12
none visible
29
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
25
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
50
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
27
11
18
12
11
13
7
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
9
4
17
5
20
6
30
7
21
8
33
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
47
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part opening
52
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
28
quadruple
2
single
46
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
22
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
42
notation extended into margin
23
other
2
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
brown
21
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
8
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
63
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
26
n/a
2
poor
4
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
14
none
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
5
French
27
German
5
Italian
14
Latin
55
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
60
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
36
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
5
display script
17
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
25
n/a
2
poor
8
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
42
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
24
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
7
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
20
occasionally
11
often
9
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
4
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
signa congruentiae
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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