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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Spain
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3
Production method
Manuscript
52
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
55
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
24
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
4
never
16
none visible
30
normally
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
29
dark brown
8
light brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
9
printed staves
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
7
12
8
13
1
2
5
3
12
4
11
5
8
6
19
7
10
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
17
2-part score
2
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
39
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
35
single
27
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
14
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
38
notation extended into margin
21
other
3
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
blue
2
brown
27
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
10
n/a
3
poor
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
10
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
2
French
31
German
13
Italian
21
Latin
45
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
55
untexted
40
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
14
cursive (German)
12
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
10
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
10
n/a
3
poor
16
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
34
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
17
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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