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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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
29
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
3
none visible
12
normally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
9
12
5
13
4
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
1
4
5
5
7
6
10
7
10
8
17
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
9
none
11
quintuple
1
single
22
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
6
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
17
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
13
Italian
4
Latin
25
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
22
poor
2
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
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
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
29
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
4
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Painted initials type: decorated
Physical type: choirbook
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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