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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1
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
9
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
11
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
2
6
11
7
9
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
quintuple
1
single
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
22
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
6
poor
6
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
17
German
5
Italian
8
Latin
15
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
20
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
4
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Colour of text: brown
Ruling medium: double rastrum
Pricking frequency: normally
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
Toledo, Spain, Catedral, Obra y Fabrica, MS Reservado 23, c. 1520-1535, All folios
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