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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Belgium
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England
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Italy
39
Italy (North)
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Spain
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3
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1
Spain
2
Staffarda
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Venice
2
Vienna
7
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
101
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
88
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
56
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
38
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
90
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
n/a
2
never
10
none visible
43
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
11
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
34
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
7
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
78
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
4
10
38
11
19
12
14
13
5
14
1
2
17
3
19
4
27
5
34
6
53
7
45
8
49
9
43
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
53
2-part score
1
2-part single page
28
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
103
3-part score
3
3-part single page
31
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
94
4-part score
1
4-part single page
32
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
49
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
22
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
49
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
70
triple
15
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
82
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
65
not in dedicated space
33
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
31
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
67
notation extended into margin
36
other
2
partial additional staves
41
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
66
blue
1
brown
37
dark brown
5
gold
3
light brown
3
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
99
Monophonic Notation
absent
82
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
37
n/a
2
poor
8
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
14
none
2
pointers
11
repeat signs
31
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
65
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
10
English
3
Flemish
4
French
46
German
3
Italian
24
Latin
89
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
88
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
30
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
50
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
49
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
7
display script
25
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
25
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
38
n/a
2
poor
13
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
63
blue
5
brown
38
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
3
red
37
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
54
yes
56
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
often
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
18
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
8
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
39
occasionally
16
often
9
rarely
19
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
55
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
2
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
12
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
7
normally
12
occasionally
9
often
8
rarely
19
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
10
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
15
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
11
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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