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
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Physical type
choirbook
37
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
36
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
12
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
9
never
5
none visible
22
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
12
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
4
10
19
11
13
12
8
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
7
4
14
5
18
6
28
7
13
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
16
2-part score
2
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
32
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
11
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
21
quadruple
1
single
34
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
23
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
42
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
21
n/a
9
poor
4
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
cue notes
2
end symbol
12
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
12
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
44
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
46
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
18
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
11
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
11
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
8
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
22
n/a
9
poor
6
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
33
brown
17
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
17
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
51
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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