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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Italy
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Silesia
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1
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2
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1
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1
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1
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2
Production method
Manuscript
51
Physical type
choirbook
40
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
4
none visible
20
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
16
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
43
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
28
11
16
12
5
13
2
2
3
3
7
4
7
5
10
6
14
7
18
8
21
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
32
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
23
quadruple
3
single
27
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
18
poor
1
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
20
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
47
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
19
poor
2
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
3
brown
14
dark brown
2
red
28
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
51
occasionally
9
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
14
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
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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