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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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
48
Physical type
choirbook
39
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
37
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
48
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
10
none visible
24
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
48
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
18
11
15
12
12
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
5
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
15
7
12
8
13
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
25
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
48
notation extended into margin
25
other
4
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
30
dark brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
14
poor
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
2
French
18
German
4
Italian
9
Latin
43
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
22
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
13
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
2
brown
31
dark brown
2
red
11
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Physical format: upright
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of staves: brown
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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