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
Venice
3
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
6
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Production method
Manuscript
104
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
87
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
66
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
35
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
12
upright
97
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
32
n/a
5
never
13
none visible
43
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
65
brown
36
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
5
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
82
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
57
11
29
12
17
13
7
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
14
3
15
4
22
5
32
6
44
7
36
8
49
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
36
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
60
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
88
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
54
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
51
none
44
quadruple
6
single
71
triple
23
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
73
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
11
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
24
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
109
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
28
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
64
notation extended into margin
28
other
5
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
88
brown
25
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
9
void mensural
102
Monophonic Notation
absent
89
present
26
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
46
n/a
5
poor
6
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
9
none
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
56
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
4
French
27
German
6
Italian
11
Latin
104
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
97
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
27
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
5
display script
39
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
6
textura
36
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
54
n/a
5
poor
7
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
85
blue
6
brown
30
dark brown
7
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
55
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
75
yes
46
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
10
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
32
Borders Frequency
never
11
occasionally
3
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
28
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
6
historiated
5
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
45
occasionally
16
often
9
rarely
17
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
59
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
24
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
12
normally
9
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
15
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Zwickau, Germany, Ratsschulbibliothek, MS 106,4, First half of 16th century, All folios
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