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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Venice
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Windsor
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Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
134
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
102
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
82
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
44
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
29
upright
108
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
3
never
22
none visible
61
normally
11
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
58
brown
58
dark brown
15
gold
1
light brown
5
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
13
freehand
8
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
104
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
5
10
55
11
28
12
18
13
6
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
11
4
23
5
29
6
43
7
40
8
50
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
44
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
46
2-part score
2
2-part single page
26
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
80
3-part score
3
3-part single page
27
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
109
4-part score
1
4-part single page
29
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
56
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
45
none
60
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
86
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
137
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
26
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
95
not in dedicated space
40
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
13
made for complete additional staves
51
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
88
notation extended into margin
51
other
6
partial additional staves
54
staveline added
28
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
88
blue
2
brown
47
dark brown
14
gold
2
light brown
2
red
10
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
12
full mensural
11
strene notation
1
void mensural
130
Monophonic Notation
absent
112
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
57
high
49
n/a
3
poor
8
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
cue notes
2
end symbol
26
none
3
pointers
11
repeat signs
37
signa congruentiae
59
signes-de-renvoi
78
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
13
English
4
Flemish
6
French
57
German
6
Italian
26
Latin
120
Spanish
16
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
34
fully texted with one text
117
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
36
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
53
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
60
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
28
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
43
cursive (humanistic)
20
cursive (italic)
5
display script
30
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
17
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
62
high
50
n/a
3
poor
13
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
80
blue
5
brown
56
dark brown
14
gold
2
light brown
2
red
47
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
77
yes
70
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
26
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
7
historiated
5
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
1
normally
51
occasionally
17
often
19
rarely
24
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
65
calligraphic with decoration
27
calligraphic with grotesque heads
27
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
27
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
12
normally
10
occasionally
8
often
15
rarely
26
sometimes
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
18
normally
7
occasionally
14
often
11
rarely
13
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
5
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
25
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
10
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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