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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Germany
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Italy
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Cities
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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
57
Printed work
4
Physical type
choirbook
59
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
51
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
n/a
4
never
4
none visible
22
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
18
dark brown
3
gold
2
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
51
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
25
11
13
12
7
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
12
3
12
4
18
5
22
6
32
7
24
8
29
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part opening
47
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
61
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
14
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
24
quadruple
4
single
41
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
45
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
22
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
brown
17
dark brown
1
gold
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
22
n/a
4
poor
3
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
4
French
26
German
3
Italian
15
Latin
49
Spanish
5
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
52
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
25
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
22
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
29
n/a
4
poor
4
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
4
brown
18
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
29
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
25
occasionally
10
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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