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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Portugal
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
39
Format
oblong
13
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
8
none visible
24
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
28
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
27
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
9
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
5
3
10
4
6
5
6
6
10
7
7
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
20
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
21
single
18
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
39
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
3
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
18
German
5
Italian
14
Latin
34
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
29
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
8
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
8
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
3
brown
39
dark brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material: paper
Colour of notation: brown
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 38 (olim H.C.47; = MaiM 59), c. 1510-31, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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