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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Germany
5
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23
Netherlands
1
Spain
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
49
Physical type
choirbook
32
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
14
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
8
none visible
29
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
49
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
8
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
7
4
8
5
7
6
13
7
8
8
10
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part score
2
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
26
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
33
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
28
quintuple
1
single
29
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
40
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
21
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
32
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
42
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
17
poor
7
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
2
French
25
German
6
Italian
16
Latin
39
Spanish
4
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
39
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
25
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
21
poor
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
3
brown
35
dark brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
13
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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