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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Manuscript
75
Physical type
choirbook
47
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
62
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
19
upright
55
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
17
none visible
41
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
51
dark brown
11
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
single rastrum
56
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
11
12
6
13
3
14
3
2
7
3
13
4
11
5
10
6
25
7
17
8
15
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
48
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
43
quintuple
1
single
39
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
18
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
25
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
48
notation extended into margin
29
other
4
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
75
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
74
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
19
poor
17
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
2
end symbol
9
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
9
Flemish
1
French
35
German
10
Italian
20
Latin
62
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
36
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
37
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
21
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
10
display script
7
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
44
high
25
poor
16
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
4
brown
75
dark brown
1
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
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
2
never
2
normally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
12
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
14
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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