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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Portugal
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
36
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
7
none visible
23
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
26
dark brown
7
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
32
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
12
11
9
12
2
13
1
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
4
6
18
7
10
8
10
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
20
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
22
quintuple
1
single
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
20
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
40
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
11
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
9
pointers
3
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
24
German
3
Italian
14
Latin
35
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
29
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
14
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
3
brown
37
dark brown
2
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
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
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Separate text: not in dedicated space
Number of staves: 8
Locations name: France
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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