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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Italy
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Antwerp
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Manuscript
45
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
41
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
7
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
17
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
41
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
45
11
17
12
7
13
3
14
1
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
11
6
16
7
17
8
25
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
32
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
13
quadruple
5
single
36
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
14
other
4
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
14
poor
3
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
5
French
17
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
43
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (italic)
3
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
poor
4
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
36
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
often
1
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
27
occasionally
10
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
4
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
18
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
2
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Mus. ant. theor. 30, Early 16th century, i-ii
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
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