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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Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Italy (North)
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Portugal
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Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
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Florence
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Zagan
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
69
Physical type
choirbook
50
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
50
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
15
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
53
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
69
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
41
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
13
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
54
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
23
11
13
12
7
13
3
14
1
2
3
3
4
4
13
5
13
6
20
7
14
8
22
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
27
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
43
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
52
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
43
quadruple
2
single
33
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
69
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
46
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
31
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
50
notation extended into margin
27
other
2
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
33
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
60
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
33
high
28
poor
5
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
30
German
4
Italian
18
Latin
59
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
37
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
6
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
12
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
30
poor
8
very high
5
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
4
brown
34
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
17
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
33
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
27
occasionally
7
often
11
rarely
8
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
37
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
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