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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Belgium
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1
Spain
7
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
53
Physical type
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
13
none visible
23
normally
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
26
dark brown
8
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
single rastrum
35
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
9
12
5
13
3
14
2
2
4
3
6
4
11
5
9
6
18
7
12
8
12
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
28
single
31
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
20
other
4
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
7
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
5
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
2
French
15
German
4
Italian
14
Latin
49
Spanish
10
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
45
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
18
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
22
untexted
24
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
14
poor
7
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
3
brown
29
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
13
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Date: 1491 - 1507
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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