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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Netherlands
1
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Production method
Manuscript
32
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
23
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
4
never
4
none visible
12
normally
4
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
14
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
26
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
13
11
6
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
9
4
14
5
17
6
36
7
15
8
16
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
13
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
13
n/a
4
poor
6
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
4
French
10
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
32
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
4
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
12
n/a
4
poor
5
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
4
brown
12
dark brown
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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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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