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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1
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1
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Vienna
8
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
107
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
91
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
61
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
38
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
108
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
30
n/a
1
never
17
none visible
36
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
66
brown
35
dark brown
8
light brown
5
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
95
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
57
11
29
12
18
13
4
14
1
15
1
2
20
3
20
4
27
5
37
6
49
7
53
8
67
9
55
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
40
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
73
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
93
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
54
5-part single page
6
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
47
none
24
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
108
triple
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
77
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
11
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
34
variable space, not on grid
26
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
78
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
37
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
64
notation extended into margin
30
other
7
partial additional staves
38
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
80
brown
35
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
108
Monophonic Notation
absent
86
present
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
43
n/a
1
poor
12
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
15
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
45
signes-de-renvoi
63
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
5
French
35
German
7
Italian
9
Latin
98
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
102
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
39
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
41
cursive (humanistic)
8
display script
39
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
rotonda
2
textura
28
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
47
n/a
1
poor
13
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
77
blue
3
brown
36
dark brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
2
red
52
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
60
yes
58
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
13
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
14
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
27
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
25
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
36
occasionally
18
often
9
rarely
25
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
57
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
17
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
12
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
12
occasionally
9
often
13
rarely
21
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
normally
5
occasionally
10
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
13
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
10
ornament
1
vignette
1
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Indentation for initials: single
Physical format: upright
Type of notation: void mensural
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Turin, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MS Ris. mus I. 27 (olim Regia Biblioteca dell'Università, qm III. 59), c. 1500, All folios
Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
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