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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Portugal
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Spain
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Venice
4
Verona
1
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1
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3
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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
90
Printed work
10
Physical type
choirbook
74
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
69
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
21
upright
78
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
n/a
10
never
21
none visible
43
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
35
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
4
red
9
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
4
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
70
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
4
10
37
11
19
12
12
13
5
14
3
15
1
2
12
3
16
4
24
5
26
6
40
7
25
8
35
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
33
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
53
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
78
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
45
quadruple
1
single
63
triple
7
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
62
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
17
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
78
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
23
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
52
notation extended into margin
25
other
5
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
69
brown
33
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
4
not specified
1
void mensural
97
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
37
n/a
10
poor
8
very high
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
2
end symbol
14
none
4
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
39
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
3
French
22
German
9
Italian
13
Latin
88
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
88
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
19
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
36
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
35
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
6
display script
21
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
10
textura
30
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
47
n/a
10
poor
11
very high
13
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
67
blue
3
brown
38
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
1
red
32
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
100
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
11
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
often
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
29
occasionally
14
often
12
rarely
17
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
55
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
15
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
3
normally
11
occasionally
8
often
11
rarely
13
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
11
rarely
10
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
8
decorative final long
15
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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