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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France
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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Spain
3
Switzerland
1
Cities
Augsburg
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1
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
33
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
11
none visible
22
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
24
dark brown
8
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
28
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
11
11
7
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
6
4
6
5
3
6
13
7
7
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
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
2
none
27
single
20
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
20
other
3
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
31
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
14
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
9
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
25
German
5
Italian
19
Latin
35
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
25
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
9
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
13
poor
9
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
42
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
17
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.164-167, c. 1515-c. 1540, MS Magliabechi XIX.166 (Tenor), All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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