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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Great Britain
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Italy
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London
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
16
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
19
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
5
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
printed staves
5
single rastrum
10
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
2
2
1
3
8
4
3
5
5
6
5
7
4
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
8
single
8
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
3
poor
6
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
German
5
Italian
2
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
1
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
decorated
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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