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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Production method
Manuscript
89
Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
72
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
14
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
24
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
1
never
21
none visible
46
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
57
dark brown
14
light brown
6
red
3
reddish brown
5
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
11
freehand
5
printed staves
1
single rastrum
63
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
24
11
12
12
7
13
3
14
3
2
7
3
13
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15
5
12
6
27
7
19
8
16
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
23
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
46
3-part score
1
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
56
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
52
quintuple
1
single
45
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
60
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
20
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
49
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
27
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
54
notation extended into margin
35
other
5
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
1
brown
74
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
89
Monophonic Notation
absent
76
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
27
poor
17
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
2
end symbol
12
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
9
Flemish
1
French
41
German
11
Italian
25
Latin
72
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
67
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
29
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
45
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
44
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
26
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
11
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
11
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
31
poor
19
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
4
brown
89
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
12
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
57
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
1
normally
25
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
15
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
42
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
20
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
11
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
9
often
10
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: void mensural
Colour of text: brown
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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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