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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Venice
8
Vic
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Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
150
Printed work
14
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
107
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
21
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
97
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
55
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
51
upright
112
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
32
n/a
15
never
27
none visible
72
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
81
brown
58
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
9
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
18
freehand
10
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
103
straightedge
23
triple rastrum
16
Number of staves
1
7
10
59
11
29
12
23
13
9
14
6
15
4
16
2
17
2
2
18
3
33
4
42
5
43
6
66
7
46
8
60
9
50
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
53
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
46
2-part score
1
2-part single page
28
3-part consecutive
9
3-part opening
90
3-part score
2
3-part single page
26
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
112
4-part score
1
4-part single page
29
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
54
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
20
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
50
none
81
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
97
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
110
left below voice parts as part of grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
11
none
25
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
112
not in dedicated space
37
provided, in dedicated space
32
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
42
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
89
notation extended into margin
46
other
3
partial additional staves
52
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
116
blue
1
brown
49
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
5
red
10
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
10
void mensural
159
Monophonic Notation
absent
164
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
66
high
58
n/a
14
poor
15
very high
23
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
23
cue notes
1
custodes
2
end symbol
17
none
6
pointers
10
repeat signs
44
signa congruentiae
66
signes-de-renvoi
72
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
13
English
2
Flemish
6
French
65
German
16
Italian
41
Latin
137
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
39
fully texted with one text
133
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
13
partially texted with one text
39
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
26
provided with single incipit
72
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
64
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
21
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
15
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
47
cursive (humanistic)
21
cursive (italic)
15
display script
31
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
6
rotonda
10
textura
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
65
high
58
n/a
14
poor
17
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
109
blue
8
brown
58
dark brown
6
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
4
red
47
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
95
yes
77
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
4
never
14
none visible
1
rarely
34
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
14
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
33
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
7
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
26
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
29
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
8
historiated
7
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
18
never
2
normally
54
occasionally
17
often
16
rarely
25
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
64
calligraphic with decoration
25
calligraphic with grotesque heads
26
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
25
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
29
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
11
normally
14
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
25
sometimes
11
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
16
normally
6
occasionally
13
often
14
rarely
12
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
21
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
13
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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