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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Italy
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
80
Physical type
choirbook
55
choirbook (fragment(s))
5
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
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)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
80
Format
upright
80
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
26
none visible
37
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
38
dark brown
5
light brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
10
freehand
9
single rastrum
63
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
35
11
18
12
18
13
7
14
4
15
2
2
10
3
12
4
16
5
19
6
26
7
24
8
27
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
44
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
61
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
43
single
43
triple
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
15
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
65
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
24
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
19
other
5
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
52
brown
36
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
void mensural
78
Monophonic Notation
absent
80
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
27
poor
17
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
2
end symbol
5
none
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
31
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
French
17
German
7
Italian
8
Latin
77
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
71
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
25
untexted
30
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
19
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
12
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
4
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
24
poor
16
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
43
blue
3
brown
40
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
20
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
62
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
10
often
7
rarely
13
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
39
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
1
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
8
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Material: paper
Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: upright
Production method: Manuscript
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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