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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Production method
Manuscript
34
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
27
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
24
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
3
never
4
none visible
14
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
8
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
27
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
4
10
15
11
8
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
19
3
19
4
26
5
37
6
32
7
26
8
26
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
8
quadruple
2
single
34
triple
9
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
n/a
3
poor
3
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
2
French
8
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
32
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
20
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
20
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
7
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
12
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Coimbra, Portugal, Biblioteca Geral da Universidade, MS M.12, First half 16th century, All folios
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