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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
46
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
37
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
4
none visible
17
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
39
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
22
11
8
12
5
13
3
2
13
3
13
4
17
5
22
6
27
7
27
8
28
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
46
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
39
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
21
quadruple
1
single
32
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
20
poor
1
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
2
French
12
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
44
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
46
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
17
hybrida
1
textura
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
18
poor
1
very high
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
2
brown
2
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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