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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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
6
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
15
parchment
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
13
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
10
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
single rastrum
10
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
1
12
1
2
9
3
10
4
17
5
11
6
9
7
8
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
single
11
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
1
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
English
1
French
3
German
5
Italian
1
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
2
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Number of staves: 4
Type of notation: void mensural
Level of calligraphy text: fair
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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