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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Tarazona
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Torgau
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Turin
1
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Venice
5
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
124
Printed work
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
102
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
85
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
42
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
28
upright
108
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
35
n/a
14
never
20
none visible
43
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
75
brown
45
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
5
red
4
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
7
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
105
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
57
11
29
12
18
13
4
14
2
15
1
2
24
3
27
4
43
5
49
6
65
7
53
8
67
9
55
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
41
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
42
2-part score
2
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
81
3-part score
3
3-part single page
23
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
106
4-part score
1
4-part single page
28
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
56
5-part single page
6
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
55
none
27
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
137
triple
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
91
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
15
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
35
variable space, not on grid
27
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
94
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
30
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
38
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
75
notation extended into margin
35
other
7
partial additional staves
45
staveline added
24
staves extended into margin
12
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
100
blue
2
brown
43
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
2
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
137
Monophonic Notation
absent
114
present
30
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
48
n/a
13
poor
13
very high
22
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
25
custodes
1
end symbol
18
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
32
signa congruentiae
63
signes-de-renvoi
67
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
7
English
3
Flemish
6
French
42
German
9
Italian
19
Latin
116
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
29
fully texted with one text
126
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
11
partially texted with one text
38
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
22
provided with single incipit
46
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
50
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
12
cursive (bastarda)
45
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
4
display script
39
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
28
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
56
n/a
13
poor
15
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
95
blue
3
brown
45
dark brown
11
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
2
red
54
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
79
yes
68
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
14
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
15
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
27
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
27
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
6
historiated
5
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
2
normally
39
occasionally
18
often
11
rarely
27
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
69
calligraphic with decoration
21
calligraphic with grotesque heads
21
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
21
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
15
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
14
occasionally
9
often
14
rarely
23
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
7
occasionally
12
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
17
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
13
ornament
1
vignette
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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