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
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
37
Format
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
9
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
7
single rastrum
31
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
8
12
8
13
1
14
1
2
14
3
16
4
20
5
21
6
23
7
24
8
37
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
13
single
32
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
5
other
3
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
10
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
15
poor
7
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
36
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
16
poor
7
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 8
Physical format: upright
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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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