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
6
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
28
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
15
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
29
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
18
11
10
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
9
4
14
5
21
6
24
7
30
8
27
9
22
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
21
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
4
quadruple
2
single
28
triple
12
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
14
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
7
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
28
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
30
hybrida
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
20
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
4
brown
3
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
29
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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