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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1
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1
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3
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1
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3
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3
Production method
Manuscript
68
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
49
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
44
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
11
upright
57
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
11
none visible
35
normally
7
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
28
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
7
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
46
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
5
10
20
11
9
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
1
2
9
3
12
4
16
5
13
6
21
7
13
8
16
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
42
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
49
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
22
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
68
quintuple
1
single
23
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
15
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
25
other
1
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
void mensural
63
Monophonic Notation
absent
55
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
29
poor
4
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
1
French
25
German
9
Italian
15
Latin
63
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
30
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
7
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
textura
24
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
32
poor
7
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
3
brown
26
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
43
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
2
normally
26
occasionally
9
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
31
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
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