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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Spain
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Antwerp
1
Brussels
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Munich
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1
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1
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1
Vienna
3
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
5
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
14
11
9
12
5
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
6
4
7
5
8
6
12
7
11
8
14
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
9
none
7
quadruple
1
single
19
triple
6
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
3
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
7
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
21
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
2
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
12
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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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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