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