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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Italy
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Spain
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
27
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
oblong
5
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
14
normally
4
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
17
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
13
11
8
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
3
4
3
5
6
6
8
7
5
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
7
none
13
single
19
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
5
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
4
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
14
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
28
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
14
poor
2
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
7
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
18
occasionally
9
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
29
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
3
ornament
2
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Other decoration type: signes-de-renvoi
Painted initials frequency: normally
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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