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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Spain
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1
Venice
4
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1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
115
Printed work
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
94
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
84
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
34
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
30
upright
95
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
n/a
11
never
22
none visible
46
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
11
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
60
brown
51
dark brown
8
gold
2
light brown
4
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
17
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
88
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
42
11
25
12
24
13
11
14
6
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
20
3
22
4
37
5
40
6
55
7
35
8
45
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
36
2-part score
2
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
69
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
90
4-part score
1
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
53
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
25
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
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
39
none
58
quadruple
2
single
79
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
87
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
13
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
86
not in dedicated space
29
provided, in dedicated space
23
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
32
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
70
notation extended into margin
42
other
4
partial additional staves
41
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
86
blue
1
brown
36
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
3
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
9
full mensural
10
strene notation
1
void mensural
120
Monophonic Notation
absent
101
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
49
n/a
11
poor
10
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
20
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
16
none
4
pointers
8
repeat signs
29
signa congruentiae
47
signes-de-renvoi
50
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
7
English
3
Flemish
5
French
39
German
10
Italian
20
Latin
107
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
112
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
32
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
23
provided with single incipit
43
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
46
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
7
display script
25
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
4
rotonda
10
textura
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
49
n/a
11
poor
12
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
80
blue
5
brown
39
dark brown
9
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
38
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
77
yes
52
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
1
often
1
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
10
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
14
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
8
historiated
6
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
normally
29
occasionally
14
often
13
rarely
20
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
55
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
19
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
17
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
9
normally
11
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
10
signa congruentiae
1
vignette
1
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Mus. Hs 2° 2, c. 1510-20, All folios
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