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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2
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2
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1
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1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Verona
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
119
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
95
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
59
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
52
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
120
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
32
n/a
1
never
15
none visible
51
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
59
brown
49
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
6
red
9
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
5
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
100
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
5
10
56
11
29
12
19
13
9
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
14
3
11
4
19
5
29
6
44
7
42
8
54
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
49
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
80
3-part score
1
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
93
4-part single page
25
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
52
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
43
none
53
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
79
triple
23
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
91
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
19
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
33
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
84
not in dedicated space
31
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
40
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
78
notation extended into margin
47
other
6
partial additional staves
42
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
81
brown
41
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
11
void mensural
112
Monophonic Notation
absent
96
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
46
n/a
1
poor
12
very high
26
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
17
none
4
pointers
9
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
49
signes-de-renvoi
67
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
8
English
2
Flemish
5
French
40
German
6
Italian
15
Latin
108
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
106
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
28
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
43
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
44
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
22
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
39
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
32
humanistic
3
hybrida
9
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
33
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
51
n/a
1
poor
14
very high
28
Colour of Text
black
77
blue
7
brown
45
dark brown
8
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
48
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
73
yes
56
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
34
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
9
occasionally
2
rarely
35
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
12
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
7
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
29
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
27
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
46
occasionally
18
often
15
rarely
23
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
54
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
27
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
11
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
21
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
20
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
12
rarely
7
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
banner
5
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
15
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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