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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Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
14
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
single leaf
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tablebook
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
2
never
7
none visible
11
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
15
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
6
single rastrum
13
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
3
12
2
13
2
14
2
2
9
3
11
4
14
5
10
6
14
7
9
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
12
quintuple
1
single
20
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
13
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
27
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
3
n/a
2
poor
7
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
French
6
German
6
Italian
7
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
n/a
2
poor
7
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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