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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Belgium
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Antwerp
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3
Production method
Manuscript
75
Physical type
choirbook
49
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
56
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
16
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
11
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
16
none visible
44
normally
5
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
75
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
9
freehand
6
single rastrum
57
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
27
11
15
12
14
13
6
14
4
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
6
4
10
5
11
6
21
7
15
8
19
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
21
2-part score
2
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
37
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
50
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
40
quintuple
1
single
40
triple
2
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
59
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
15
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
48
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
26
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
51
notation extended into margin
26
other
5
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
blue
1
brown
46
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
71
Monophonic Notation
absent
64
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
23
poor
12
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
8
none
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
2
French
30
German
8
Italian
16
Latin
75
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
66
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
34
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
23
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
8
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
24
poor
12
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
6
brown
48
dark brown
3
red
17
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
2
normally
23
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
13
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
20
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
ornament
2
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Colour of staves: brown
Copy language name: Latin
Production method: Manuscript
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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