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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Austria
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Belgium
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3
France
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Germany
16
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6
Italy
7
Portugal
1
Cities
Antwerp
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15
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Vienna
7
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1
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4
Production method
Manuscript
67
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
59
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
28
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
22
never
4
none visible
21
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
17
dark brown
3
red
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
57
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
4
10
38
11
21
12
10
13
5
14
2
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
16
3
16
4
21
5
30
6
37
7
35
8
44
9
39
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
26
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
60
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
38
none
17
quadruple
5
single
55
triple
21
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
53
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
22
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
19
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
60
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
4
red
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
62
Monophonic Notation
absent
52
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
28
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
12
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
3
French
15
German
3
Italian
7
Latin
63
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
62
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
41
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
24
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
35
poor
1
very high
22
Colour of Text
black
58
blue
9
brown
12
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
67
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
24
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
7
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
13
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
36
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
14
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
15
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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