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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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Spain
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1
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1
Venice
1
Vienna
2
Wittenberg
4
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1
Production method
Manuscript
73
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
62
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
73
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
10
none visible
29
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
21
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
60
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
38
11
21
12
13
13
6
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
7
3
9
4
14
5
19
6
24
7
29
8
37
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
45
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
64
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
6
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
25
none
33
single
51
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
54
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
48
notation extended into margin
29
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
57
brown
16
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
5
full mensural
9
void mensural
69
Monophonic Notation
absent
60
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
33
poor
6
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
10
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
46
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
2
French
22
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
72
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
67
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
26
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
18
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
33
poor
5
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
54
blue
4
brown
21
dark brown
5
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
30
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
46
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
none visible
1
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
3
rarely
23
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
8
historiated
4
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
33
occasionally
9
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
9
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
11
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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