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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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
22
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
34
Format
oblong
14
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
7
never
3
none visible
11
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
21
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
4
11
3
12
2
2
15
3
16
4
34
5
25
6
22
7
17
8
17
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
16
single
25
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
blue
1
brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
not specified
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
n/a
7
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
1
French
4
German
5
Italian
5
Latin
28
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
8
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
roman
4
rotonda
2
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
13
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
1
brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of notation: black
Number of staves: 4
Material: paper
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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