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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Spain
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1
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1
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1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
111
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
76
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
66
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
39
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
30
upright
83
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
33
n/a
3
never
19
none visible
46
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
44
brown
50
dark brown
15
gold
2
light brown
4
red
6
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
5
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
80
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
4
10
45
11
21
12
10
13
4
14
1
2
12
3
20
4
23
5
26
6
40
7
31
8
42
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
41
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
33
2-part score
2
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
66
3-part score
2
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
77
4-part score
1
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
40
none
44
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
74
triple
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
87
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
18
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
79
not in dedicated space
29
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
31
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
72
notation extended into margin
41
other
5
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
22
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
64
blue
1
brown
46
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
3
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
void mensural
108
Monophonic Notation
absent
93
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
36
n/a
2
poor
10
very high
24
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
17
none
2
pointers
8
repeat signs
39
signa congruentiae
55
signes-de-renvoi
58
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
12
English
2
Flemish
6
French
50
German
9
Italian
26
Latin
93
Spanish
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
33
fully texted with one text
94
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
49
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
45
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
26
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
36
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
9
display script
27
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
17
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
46
n/a
2
poor
11
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
61
blue
6
brown
50
dark brown
11
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
41
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
59
yes
62
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
1
often
1
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
26
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
41
occasionally
18
often
13
rarely
24
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
46
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
21
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
14
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
19
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
7
occasionally
9
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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