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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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
14
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
13
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
4
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
8
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
2
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
7
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5
5
8
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6
7
7
8
9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
8
none
10
single
12
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
11
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
7
Italian
3
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
9
dark red
1
green
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
20
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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