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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36
Netherlands
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1
Venice
8
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
128
Printed work
15
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
96
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
16
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
90
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
40
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
33
upright
110
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
32
n/a
15
never
25
none visible
48
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
92
brown
36
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
11
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
97
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
6
10
60
11
28
12
22
13
9
14
3
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
21
3
29
4
43
5
50
6
59
7
49
8
58
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
42
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
10
2-part opening
43
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
66
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
102
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
58
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
23
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
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
61
none
53
quadruple
6
single
96
triple
23
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
88
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
19
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
35
variable space, not on grid
28
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
111
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
35
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
66
notation extended into margin
32
other
5
partial additional staves
44
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
143
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
10
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
10
strene notation
1
void mensural
134
Monophonic Notation
absent
120
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
50
high
49
n/a
15
poor
12
very high
22
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
23
custodes
1
end symbol
18
none
4
pointers
6
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
52
signes-de-renvoi
62
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
6
English
3
Flemish
5
French
33
German
12
Italian
18
Latin
130
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
128
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
37
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
43
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
3
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
15
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
4
display script
40
humanistic
3
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
11
textura
34
Level of Calligraphy
fair
57
high
46
n/a
15
poor
11
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
127
blue
7
brown
26
dark brown
6
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
60
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
91
yes
59
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
15
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
15
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
26
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
29
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
8
historiated
8
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
2
normally
48
occasionally
14
often
12
rarely
21
sometimes
17
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
59
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
22
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
24
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
12
normally
7
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
21
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
18
normally
8
occasionally
8
often
12
rarely
8
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
6
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
18
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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