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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Switzerland
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1
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1
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
69
Physical type
choirbook
45
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
53
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
14
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
19
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
17
none visible
38
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
44
dark brown
10
light brown
6
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
single rastrum
48
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
10
17
11
10
12
5
13
3
14
3
2
8
3
13
4
13
5
11
6
22
7
18
8
18
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
18
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
45
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
34
quintuple
1
single
41
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
15
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
25
other
5
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
69
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
68
Monophonic Notation
absent
58
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
18
poor
13
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
10
Flemish
1
French
39
German
9
Italian
22
Latin
56
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
50
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
37
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
40
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
9
display script
7
hybrida
6
roman
1
textura
7
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
26
poor
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
5
brown
63
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
12
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
39
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
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
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
12
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
8
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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