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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Spain
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1
Toledo
1
Venice
2
Vic
1
Vienna
6
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
107
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
80
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
67
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
35
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
90
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
28
n/a
1
never
19
none visible
40
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
60
brown
31
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
83
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
5
10
46
11
21
12
13
13
4
14
3
15
1
2
20
3
26
4
25
5
31
6
43
7
38
8
47
9
44
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
38
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
66
3-part score
1
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
85
4-part single page
23
5-part opening
51
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
18
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
43
none
48
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
68
triple
17
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
78
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
13
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
78
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
34
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
68
notation extended into margin
36
other
4
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
80
blue
1
brown
30
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
6
void mensural
106
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
44
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
custodes
1
end symbol
18
none
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
45
signes-de-renvoi
58
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
6
French
38
German
5
Italian
12
Latin
108
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
93
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
40
untexted
37
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
22
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
33
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
30
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
48
n/a
1
poor
9
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
79
blue
4
brown
34
dark brown
10
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
46
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
61
yes
57
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
10
none visible
1
rarely
28
Borders Frequency
never
13
occasionally
2
rarely
28
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
26
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
48
occasionally
15
often
10
rarely
21
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
57
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
24
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
10
rarely
20
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
10
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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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