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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Czech Republic
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
26
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
32
parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
11
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
6
none visible
26
normally
4
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
42
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
10
11
8
12
3
13
1
2
4
3
5
4
10
5
5
6
8
7
8
8
9
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
23
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
23
single
24
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
16
other
4
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
27
dark brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
11
poor
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
24
German
7
Italian
11
Latin
33
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
25
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
12
poor
7
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
3
brown
27
dark brown
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
12
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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