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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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
42
Printed work
8
Physical type
choirbook
27
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
50
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
24
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
8
never
9
none visible
24
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
19
dark brown
13
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
10
12
11
6
12
5
13
1
2
3
3
9
4
13
5
9
6
19
7
6
8
7
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
28
single
27
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
23
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
22
dark brown
10
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
15
n/a
8
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
custodes
1
end symbol
11
pointers
3
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
2
French
21
German
2
Italian
23
Latin
41
Spanish
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
19
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
27
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
12
display script
3
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
4
rotonda
6
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
14
n/a
8
poor
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
1
brown
28
dark brown
10
red
8
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
normally
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
17
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
vignette
1
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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