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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Silesia
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
54
Physical type
choirbook
35
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
8
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
21
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
54
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
30
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
2
10
13
11
5
12
2
13
1
2
7
3
13
4
17
5
13
6
19
7
11
8
18
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
20
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
36
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
36
single
26
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
21
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
28
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
53
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
23
poor
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
31
German
7
Italian
21
Latin
43
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
10
display script
5
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
26
poor
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
4
brown
30
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
none visible
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
21
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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