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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Manuscript
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Printed work
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (fragment(s))
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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
40
parchment
4
Format
oblong
21
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
9
never
12
none visible
21
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
18
dark brown
1
light brown
4
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
printed staves
2
single rastrum
25
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
4
12
6
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
6
4
10
5
12
6
20
7
6
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
44
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part score
2
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
21
single
23
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
10
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
not specified
1
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
6
n/a
8
poor
14
very high
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
4
none
3
pointers
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repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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French
10
German
6
Italian
8
Latin
39
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
42
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
19
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
roman
1
rotonda
8
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
9
n/a
8
poor
13
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
44
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
normally
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
vignette
1
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Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 120 (olim D XII), Early 1520s, All folios
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