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 (North)
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1
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
3
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
7
Wittenberg
2
Zagan
3
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
119
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
77
choirbook (fragment(s))
6
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
93
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
26
upright
100
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
7
never
28
none visible
53
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
61
brown
43
dark brown
6
light brown
6
n/a
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
13
freehand
12
single rastrum
83
straightedge
18
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
5
10
35
11
20
12
19
13
9
14
7
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
18
3
25
4
35
5
37
6
47
7
34
8
38
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
36
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
8
2-part opening
42
2-part single page
20
3-part consecutive
9
3-part opening
58
3-part score
1
3-part single page
23
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
82
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
6
5-part opening
44
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
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
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
29
none
72
quadruple
1
single
62
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
69
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
20
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
85
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
23
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
31
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
54
notation extended into margin
29
other
2
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
93
blue
1
brown
36
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
6
full mensural
8
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
116
Monophonic Notation
absent
101
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
56
high
43
n/a
7
poor
16
very high
6
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
2
end symbol
10
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
2
French
21
German
9
Italian
13
Latin
114
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
110
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
27
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
36
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
16
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
21
cursive (italic)
7
display script
19
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
7
textura
34
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
58
high
41
n/a
7
poor
15
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
86
blue
5
brown
42
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
2
red
29
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
87
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
11
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
10
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
8
historiated
4
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
17
normally
28
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
12
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
61
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
25
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
19
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
8
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
16
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
10
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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