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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Production method
Manuscript
77
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
48
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
80
Format
oblong
26
upright
54
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
3
never
18
none visible
45
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
39
dark brown
10
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
12
freehand
7
single rastrum
54
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
21
11
11
12
10
13
6
14
3
15
2
2
8
3
15
4
18
5
11
6
17
7
13
8
14
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
29
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
34
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
48
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
29
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
80
single
18
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
19
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
25
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
42
notation extended into margin
24
other
1
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
42
blue
1
brown
36
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
void mensural
80
Monophonic Notation
absent
67
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
44
high
26
n/a
3
poor
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
29
German
10
Italian
20
Latin
70
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
62
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
34
untexted
29
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
13
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
23
n/a
3
poor
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
2
brown
43
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
11
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
52
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Colour of notation: gold
Pricking frequency: rarely
Copy language name: Dutch
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
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