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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
37
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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tablebook
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
7
none visible
23
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
27
dark brown
7
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
31
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
13
11
10
12
4
13
1
2
5
3
4
4
6
5
5
6
20
7
8
8
10
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
20
quintuple
1
single
25
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
40
notation extended into margin
22
other
3
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
40
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
10
poor
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
9
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
23
German
6
Italian
14
Latin
33
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
28
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
13
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
3
brown
37
dark brown
2
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
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
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
22
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Indentation for initials: single
Indentation for initials: triple
Number of staves: 8
Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Physical type: choirbook
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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