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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Italy (North)
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Portugal
1
Spain
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1
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1
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1
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1
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2
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1
Wittenberg
4
Production method
Manuscript
68
Physical type
choirbook
59
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
53
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
58
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
18
none visible
26
normally
3
occasionally
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
33
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
51
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
22
11
11
12
6
13
4
14
2
15
2
2
8
3
11
4
13
5
10
6
24
7
14
8
20
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
46
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
68
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
38
single
40
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
51
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
23
other
5
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
blue
2
brown
34
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
66
Monophonic Notation
absent
53
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
68
high
6
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
13
none
2
pointers
7
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
2
French
24
German
6
Italian
16
Latin
60
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
36
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
8
display script
5
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
19
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
55
high
13
poor
11
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
2
brown
37
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
20
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
45
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
flourished
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
16
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
16
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
flourished
12
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
14
occasionally
6
often
12
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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