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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Italy
32
Spain
4
Switzerland
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Venice
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
61
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
51
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
39
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
48
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
3
never
13
none visible
28
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
30
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
5
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
44
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
3
10
20
11
8
12
8
13
1
2
5
3
5
4
9
5
10
6
29
7
17
8
21
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
22
2-part score
2
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
54
3-part score
1
3-part single page
26
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
64
4-part score
1
4-part single page
26
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
34
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
39
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
55
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
26
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
32
other
3
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
blue
2
brown
27
dark brown
6
gold
3
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
void mensural
63
Monophonic Notation
absent
57
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
18
n/a
3
poor
8
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
13
none
3
pointers
10
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
4
French
39
German
5
Italian
23
Latin
53
Spanish
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
50
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
32
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
64
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
53
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
8
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
23
n/a
3
poor
15
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
4
brown
33
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
14
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
41
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
often
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
15
occasionally
9
often
7
rarely
14
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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