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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Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
52
Physical type
choirbook
32
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
52
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
24
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
7
12
5
14
1
2
7
3
9
4
15
5
16
6
22
7
13
8
20
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
33
quadruple
1
single
27
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
12
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
23
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
24
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
23
poor
7
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
23
German
2
Italian
17
Latin
40
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
30
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
6
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
27
poor
9
very high
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
5
brown
23
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
15
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
normally
18
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
Ghiselin: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1503, , "1503 die 15 Julij.",
Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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