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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
46
Physical type
choirbook
39
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
Format
oblong
6
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
7
none visible
28
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
33
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
41
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
14
11
7
12
3
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
5
6
16
7
11
8
10
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
39
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
26
quintuple
1
single
26
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
19
other
4
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
46
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
15
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
2
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
27
German
3
Italian
15
Latin
46
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
29
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
6
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
20
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
4
brown
42
dark brown
2
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
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
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
15
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
8
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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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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