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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Manuscript
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Printed work
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chansonnier
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choirbook
46
choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
34
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
8
never
15
none visible
36
normally
5
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
32
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
10
freehand
5
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
45
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
4
10
24
11
13
12
9
13
6
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
19
4
23
5
20
6
33
7
21
8
28
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
44
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
47
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
37
quadruple
1
single
49
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
55
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
13
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
16
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
22
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
brown
25
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
8
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
7
void mensural
76
Monophonic Notation
absent
80
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
30
n/a
7
poor
5
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
11
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
4
French
39
German
8
Italian
23
Latin
62
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
63
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
37
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
36
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
9
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
7
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
29
n/a
7
poor
7
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
53
blue
4
brown
28
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
21
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
40
yes
45
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
8
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
6
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
normally
23
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
18
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
13
diagrams
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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