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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Netherlands
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1
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1
Venice
2
Vienna
2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
92
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
59
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
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
16
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
61
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
23
upright
73
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
n/a
4
never
13
none visible
47
normally
8
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
45
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
6
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
68
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
5
10
34
11
19
12
17
13
9
14
3
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
10
3
18
4
19
5
19
6
34
7
20
8
27
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
38
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
32
2-part score
1
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
49
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
61
4-part single page
17
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
29
none
52
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
48
triple
11
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
67
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
19
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
66
not in dedicated space
26
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
25
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
59
notation extended into margin
31
other
3
partial additional staves
35
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
67
blue
1
brown
35
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
10
void mensural
89
Monophonic Notation
absent
80
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
31
n/a
4
poor
8
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
1
end symbol
11
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
5
French
34
German
7
Italian
17
Latin
96
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
83
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
36
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
35
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
23
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
display script
16
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
5
textura
23
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
34
n/a
4
poor
7
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
63
blue
8
brown
37
dark brown
4
gold
2
grey
1
red
29
Multiple Texts
no
59
yes
44
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
19
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
17
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
34
occasionally
10
often
12
rarely
14
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
22
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
5
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
12
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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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Mus. ant. theor. 30, Early 16th century, i-ii
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
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