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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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
47
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
25
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
47
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
8
none visible
15
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
35
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
5
single rastrum
37
straightedge
9
Number of staves
1
3
10
26
11
12
12
8
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
20
4
26
5
35
6
47
7
47
8
42
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
38
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
11
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
45
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
24
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
21
poor
7
very high
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
3
French
13
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
43
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
24
hybrida
3
textura
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
23
poor
6
very high
9
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
3
brown
9
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
29
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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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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