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
24
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2
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Production method
Manuscript
73
Physical type
choirbook
66
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
36
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
33
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
67
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
7
none visible
26
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
43
brown
24
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
6
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
single rastrum
73
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
30
11
16
12
13
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
14
3
15
4
18
5
24
6
33
7
32
8
39
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
31
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part opening
52
3-part score
2
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
59
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
27
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
52
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
54
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
24
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
52
brown
22
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
72
Monophonic Notation
absent
62
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
33
poor
8
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
5
pointers
5
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
4
French
29
German
5
Italian
11
Latin
62
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
66
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
28
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
9
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
20
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
36
poor
8
very high
18
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
5
brown
24
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
32
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
26
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
31
occasionally
10
often
5
rarely
14
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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