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
46
Italy (North)
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Spain
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Seville
2
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2
Staffarda
1
Toledo
1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Venice
3
Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
120
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
103
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
69
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
43
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
107
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
2
never
17
none visible
49
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
54
brown
41
dark brown
13
gold
2
light brown
8
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
98
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
5
10
47
11
26
12
14
13
5
14
1
15
1
2
19
3
19
4
28
5
37
6
57
7
47
8
58
9
51
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
62
2-part score
1
2-part single page
34
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
122
3-part score
3
3-part single page
35
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
112
4-part score
1
4-part single page
35
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
58
5-part single page
6
6-part opening
25
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
39
none
58
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
81
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
96
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
75
not in dedicated space
41
provided, in dedicated space
25
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
41
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
77
notation extended into margin
44
other
4
partial additional staves
46
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
77
blue
1
brown
43
dark brown
9
gold
3
light brown
4
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
122
Monophonic Notation
absent
98
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
47
n/a
2
poor
8
very high
24
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
2
pointers
12
repeat signs
37
signa congruentiae
51
signes-de-renvoi
78
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
12
English
2
Flemish
6
French
53
German
4
Italian
26
Latin
107
Spanish
13
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
29
fully texted with one text
105
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
12
partially texted with one text
34
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
19
provided with single incipit
59
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
59
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
41
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
9
display script
31
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
26
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
48
n/a
2
poor
15
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
76
blue
5
brown
46
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
red
43
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
66
yes
65
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
often
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
23
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
24
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
8
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
46
occasionally
20
often
13
rarely
23
sometimes
17
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
68
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
25
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
27
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
13
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
22
sometimes
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
15
normally
8
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
12
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
18
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
11
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Type of notation: void mensural
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 4379, late 15th century, 69-92
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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