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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Production method
Manuscript
37
Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
Material
paper
43
Format
oblong
20
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
6
never
5
none visible
23
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
17
dark brown
7
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
single rastrum
23
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
13
11
3
12
2
2
5
3
10
4
16
5
11
6
17
7
8
8
7
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
24
single
24
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
5
gold
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
12
n/a
6
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
19
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
37
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
12
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
8
display script
4
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
16
n/a
6
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
4
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
vignette
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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