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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Austria
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
4
Cities
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Tarazona
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Venice
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Production method
Manuscript
28
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
17
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
39
Format
oblong
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
12
never
9
none visible
15
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
5
single rastrum
16
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
2
5
3
12
4
17
5
12
6
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
30
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part score
2
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
17
single
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
4
n/a
11
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
end symbol
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
11
German
9
Italian
10
Latin
31
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
roman
2
rotonda
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
5
n/a
11
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
6
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Penned initials type: decorated with grotesque heads
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Other decoration frequency: often
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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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