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
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
30
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
15
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
3
none visible
16
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
13
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
6
12
2
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
6
5
9
6
16
7
13
8
17
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
34
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
13
quadruple
1
single
23
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
15
poor
1
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
8
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
14
Italian
4
Latin
29
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
3
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
3
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
4
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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