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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Spain
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1
Venice
1
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1
Vienna
7
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
98
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
64
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
68
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
24
upright
74
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
26
none visible
40
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
37
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
4
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
9
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
67
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
6
10
29
11
15
12
10
13
6
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
25
4
27
5
28
6
35
7
28
8
32
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
27
2-part score
2
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
54
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
65
4-part score
1
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
34
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
57
quintuple
1
single
51
triple
6
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
62
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
18
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
63
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
23
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
27
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
54
notation extended into margin
28
other
2
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
55
blue
1
brown
34
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
3
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
7
void mensural
91
Monophonic Notation
absent
76
present
26
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
33
poor
10
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
12
none
2
pointers
6
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
4
French
34
German
8
Italian
23
Latin
84
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
78
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
36
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
38
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
12
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
41
poor
9
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
54
blue
4
brown
39
dark brown
10
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
27
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
47
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
27
occasionally
6
often
10
rarely
12
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
42
calligraphic with decoration
20
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
13
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
6
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Udine, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Vincenzo Joppi, MS Joppi 165, 1494-1501, All folios
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