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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Verona
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Vienna
7
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
114
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
79
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
80
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
28
upright
89
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
n/a
3
never
29
none visible
43
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
53
brown
44
dark brown
14
gold
2
light brown
5
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
11
freehand
10
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
76
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
6
10
38
11
24
12
15
13
8
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
18
3
26
4
33
5
31
6
41
7
32
8
41
9
34
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
35
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
30
2-part score
2
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
9
3-part opening
64
3-part score
3
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
78
4-part score
1
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
44
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
23
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
32
none
60
quintuple
1
single
68
triple
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
74
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
20
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
76
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
26
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
32
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
66
notation extended into margin
35
other
3
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
21
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
71
blue
1
brown
40
dark brown
14
gold
2
light brown
3
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
strene notation
1
void mensural
110
Monophonic Notation
absent
90
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
56
high
41
n/a
3
poor
11
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
3
Flemish
4
French
38
German
8
Italian
26
Latin
100
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
28
fully texted with one text
97
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
27
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
44
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
22
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
17
cursive (italic)
12
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
5
textura
26
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
57
high
45
n/a
3
poor
9
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
67
blue
4
brown
45
dark brown
12
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
32
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
64
yes
59
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
10
often
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
4
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
6
historiated
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
2
normally
31
occasionally
12
often
11
rarely
17
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
49
calligraphic with decoration
21
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
21
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
9
often
10
rarely
14
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
8
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
11
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
4
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
17
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 35 (olim H.C. 24; = MaiM 62), c. 1510-31, All folios
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