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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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
67
Physical type
choirbook
55
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
27
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
never
4
none visible
30
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
22
dark brown
10
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
56
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
34
11
17
12
8
13
2
2
6
3
10
4
12
5
13
6
19
7
20
8
24
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
27
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
43
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
33
quadruple
2
single
36
triple
15
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
56
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
46
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
49
notation extended into margin
24
other
2
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
50
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
26
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
3
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
42
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
27
German
3
Italian
13
Latin
67
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
55
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
21
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
24
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
24
poor
3
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
4
brown
23
dark brown
4
red
33
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
46
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
67
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
19
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
12
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Type of notation: void mensural
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Canzoni sonetti strambotti et frottole. Libro primo, Siena, Italy, 1515, , "M.D.XV.Die vero .XXX.mensis augusti",
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