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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London
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
11
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
9
none visible
7
normally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
5
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
10
11
5
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
8
4
4
5
9
6
6
7
8
8
13
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
11
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
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
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
3
poor
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
5
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
9
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
2
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
19
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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