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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Czech Republic
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Segovia
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Siena
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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
oblong
6
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
11
none visible
9
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
16
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
4
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
8
7
3
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
13
single
11
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
12
other
4
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
3
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
5
poor
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
9
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
24
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
15
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
24
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
5
poor
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
4
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Type of script: cursive
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 19, c. 1518, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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