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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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Netherlands
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Northamptonshire
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
51
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
42
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
5
none visible
17
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
51
brown
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
46
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
31
11
17
12
10
13
4
14
1
2
14
3
14
4
19
5
28
6
31
7
30
8
39
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
32
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
51
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
48
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
19
quadruple
4
single
40
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
51
brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
21
poor
5
very high
16
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
3
French
14
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
49
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
26
hybrida
1
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
22
poor
4
very high
18
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
51
blue
1
brown
2
red
30
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
13
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Colour of staves: black
Colour of text: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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