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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1
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1
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1
Venice
3
Vienna
2
Zagan
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
106
Printed work
6
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
67
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
8
partbooks (complete set)
17
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
69
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
39
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
30
upright
81
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
n/a
6
never
13
none visible
54
normally
8
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
46
brown
53
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
5
red
7
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
10
freehand
6
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
76
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
5
10
34
11
19
12
17
13
9
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
10
3
21
4
25
5
22
6
39
7
22
8
31
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
46
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
35
2-part score
1
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
57
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
67
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
34
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
16
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
30
none
57
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
60
triple
11
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
78
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
19
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
73
not in dedicated space
32
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
28
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
64
notation extended into margin
38
other
3
partial additional staves
39
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
72
blue
1
brown
43
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
10
void mensural
104
Monophonic Notation
absent
94
present
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
39
n/a
6
poor
10
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
1
end symbol
12
none
3
pointers
8
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
40
signes-de-renvoi
45
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
6
French
45
German
7
Italian
19
Latin
96
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
91
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
31
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
43
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
42
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
25
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
8
display script
16
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
3
rotonda
6
textura
23
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
42
n/a
6
poor
10
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
67
blue
8
brown
47
dark brown
4
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
30
Multiple Texts
no
64
yes
54
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
7
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
17
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
23
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
1
normally
36
occasionally
11
often
13
rarely
16
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
40
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
22
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
11
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
7
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
16
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
9
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLIX, c. 1480-1490, All folios
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