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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Production method
Manuscript
53
Physical type
choirbook
53
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
5
none visible
25
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
single rastrum
45
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
29
11
14
12
9
13
4
14
3
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
4
3
6
4
11
5
14
6
19
7
19
8
23
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
34
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
45
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
23
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
12
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
21
none
28
quintuple
1
single
36
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
23
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
16
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
53
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
53
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
18
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
49
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
4
display script
16
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
39
poor
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
4
brown
21
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
21
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
36
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
none visible
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
3
rarely
12
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Physical type: choirbook
Monophonic notation: absent
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 16 (olim 109), 1487-1510, All folios
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