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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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
3
Format
oblong
5
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
27
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
18
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
10
11
5
12
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
9
7
3
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
16
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
17
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
25
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
13
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
12
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
23
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
8
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
13
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
27
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: none visible
Colour of text: brown
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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