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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1
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6
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1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
57
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
39
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
60
Format
oblong
23
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
3
never
9
none visible
28
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
29
dark brown
11
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
printed staves
3
single rastrum
38
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
10
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
10
3
17
4
23
5
15
6
18
7
15
8
16
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
31
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
33
single
34
triple
4
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
23
notation and staves extended into margin
34
notation extended into margin
19
other
5
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
void mensural
59
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
16
n/a
3
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
24
German
7
Italian
18
Latin
51
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
43
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
25
untexted
25
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
7
display script
12
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
20
n/a
3
poor
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
3
brown
32
dark brown
6
red
17
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
60
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
18
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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