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
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
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Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
9
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
14
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
4
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
8
7
5
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
10
single
11
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
other
2
partial additional staves
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
poor
6
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
5
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
11
grey
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Multiple texts: no
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Production method: Manuscript
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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