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
67
Printed work
14
Physical type
choirbook
47
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
81
Format
oblong
29
upright
52
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
15
never
23
none visible
31
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
22
dark brown
2
light brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
7
printed staves
4
single rastrum
49
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
24
11
11
12
15
13
5
14
2
15
2
2
9
3
16
4
27
5
27
6
31
7
18
8
21
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
30
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
51
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
37
single
48
triple
4
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
12
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
66
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
13
other
4
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
81
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
not specified
1
void mensural
78
Monophonic Notation
absent
81
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
21
n/a
14
poor
11
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
18
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
3
French
16
German
11
Italian
10
Latin
72
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
73
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
26
untexted
26
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
4
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
9
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
16
n/a
14
poor
11
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
69
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
17
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
59
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
11
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
10
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
9
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
Filters applied
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 11
Planned initials frequency: often
Pricking frequency: normally
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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