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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Production method
Manuscript
67
Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
44
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
51
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
22
upright
51
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
n/a
6
never
10
none visible
35
normally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
33
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
3
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
49
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
26
11
15
12
15
13
8
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
12
4
15
5
15
6
24
7
15
8
20
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
32
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
34
quadruple
1
single
38
triple
11
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
11
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
73
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
void mensural
68
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
29
n/a
6
poor
5
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
1
end symbol
5
none
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
29
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
4
French
25
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
66
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
59
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
16
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
20
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
4
display script
14
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
16
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
32
n/a
6
poor
4
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
50
blue
4
brown
25
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
3
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
5
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
6
often
10
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Kraków, Poland, Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Berlin MS Mus. 40098 (olim Z 98 and Z 8037), c. 1477-82, Discantus partbook, all folios
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