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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Germany
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Silesia
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Spain
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1
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1
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1
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1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
47
Physical type
choirbook
33
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
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)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
13
none visible
26
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
26
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
single rastrum
31
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
18
11
11
12
3
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
5
3
7
4
10
5
7
6
12
7
10
8
15
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
25
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
26
single
23
triple
3
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
20
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
16
other
4
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
21
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
11
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
7
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
2
French
17
German
7
Italian
11
Latin
43
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
26
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
6
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
10
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
27
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
8
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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