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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Production method
Manuscript
71
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
61
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
66
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
11
none visible
27
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
21
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
57
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
4
10
38
11
21
12
9
13
4
2
9
3
7
4
13
5
18
6
30
7
28
8
36
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
71
3-part score
1
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
65
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
41
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
33
quadruple
3
single
48
triple
16
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
59
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
24
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
29
other
3
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
4
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
69
Monophonic Notation
absent
57
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
23
poor
4
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
13
none
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
36
signes-de-renvoi
51
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
5
French
33
German
4
Italian
14
Latin
65
Spanish
7
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
63
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
18
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
34
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
22
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
26
poor
9
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
43
blue
3
brown
26
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
3
red
28
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
rarely
24
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
occasionally
1
rarely
23
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
16
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
34
occasionally
17
often
9
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
10
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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