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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Italy (North)
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1
Spain
7
Switzerland
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
46
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
40
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
48
Format
oblong
7
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
2
never
7
none visible
24
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
22
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
9
freehand
4
single rastrum
34
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
22
11
15
12
12
13
2
2
3
3
7
4
7
5
9
6
15
7
11
8
14
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
35
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
22
single
34
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
21
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
23
other
2
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
4
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
18
n/a
2
poor
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
1
end symbol
12
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
48
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
1
French
16
German
3
Italian
7
Latin
42
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
26
untexted
26
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
6
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
3
textura
7
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
16
n/a
2
poor
8
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
1
brown
26
dark brown
7
red
11
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
normally
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
9
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
vignette
1
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Indentation for initials: single
Adhoc adaptation: other
Colour of notation: 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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