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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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
16
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
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13
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3
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5
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6
7
7
7
8
12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
single
16
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
5
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
poor
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Latin
16
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
4
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
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Indentation for initials: single
Material: paper
Multiple texts: no
Number of staves: 9
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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