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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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Production method
Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
34
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
28
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
2
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
5
none visible
26
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
5
n/a
1
red
6
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
36
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
7
12
3
13
3
2
5
3
8
4
9
5
12
6
19
7
16
8
18
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
42
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
38
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
23
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
23
single
25
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
18
poor
2
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
37
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
20
poor
5
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
42
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 1-4, c. 1518-1526, D: 14-92; A: 15-88; T: 34-116; B: 14-91
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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