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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Belgium
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Cities
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
23
Format
oblong
9
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
18
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
13
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
6
4
5
5
1
6
3
7
2
8
1
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
23
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
French
15
German
3
Italian
11
Latin
21
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
8
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
23
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Indentation for initials: none
Material: paper
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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