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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Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
21
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
7
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
9
none visible
16
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
25
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
2
12
3
13
4
14
2
15
2
2
2
3
3
4
7
5
4
6
8
7
3
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
31
single
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
31
high
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
6
Italian
5
Latin
30
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
6
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
1
brown
5
red
7
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of text: black
Indentation for initials: none
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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