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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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
41
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
31
parchment
10
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
27
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
31
dark brown
3
light brown
4
red
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
32
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
9
11
4
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
9
4
7
5
5
6
13
7
7
8
9
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
24
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
11
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
17
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
41
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
12
poor
9
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
21
German
4
Italian
12
Latin
33
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
17
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
20
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
4
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
17
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
4
brown
38
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
3
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, First decade of the 16th century, All folios
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