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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Germany (South)
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
35
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
2
none visible
12
normally
2
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
5
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
28
11
15
12
6
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
7
4
11
5
18
6
20
7
21
8
29
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
10
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
26
none
5
quadruple
3
single
36
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
36
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
15
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
5
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
4
French
9
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
33
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
20
hybrida
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
14
poor
1
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
33
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
29
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
18
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
1
historiated
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
9
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
12
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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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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