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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Venice
1
Vienna
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
80
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
62
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
42
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
35
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
81
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
n/a
1
never
7
none visible
38
normally
8
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
38
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
5
red
6
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
67
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
34
11
19
12
17
13
9
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
8
3
7
4
12
5
16
6
28
7
22
8
31
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
51
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
60
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
16
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
22
none
41
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
49
triple
11
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
60
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
13
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
25
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
32
other
3
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
brown
30
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
8
void mensural
74
Monophonic Notation
absent
65
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
33
n/a
1
poor
9
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
none
3
pointers
7
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
4
French
27
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
73
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
72
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
21
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
29
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
15
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
23
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
35
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
7
brown
33
dark brown
3
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
27
Multiple Texts
no
50
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
6
historiated
6
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
14
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
11
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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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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