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
Venice
2
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
117
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
86
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
80
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
118
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
n/a
1
never
30
none visible
56
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
57
brown
46
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
5
n/a
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
8
freehand
11
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
88
straightedge
19
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
5
10
51
11
26
12
23
13
13
14
8
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
11
3
13
4
20
5
30
6
38
7
35
8
46
9
42
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
40
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
59
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
91
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
49
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
30
none
62
quadruple
1
single
66
triple
8
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
76
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
23
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
91
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
32
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
62
notation extended into margin
34
other
5
partial additional staves
34
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
85
brown
40
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
10
void mensural
108
Monophonic Notation
absent
96
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
46
n/a
1
poor
20
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
2
end symbol
14
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
50
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
20
German
8
Italian
7
Latin
110
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
109
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
20
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
38
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
5
display script
22
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
42
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
52
n/a
1
poor
18
very high
13
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
78
blue
5
brown
47
dark brown
8
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
38
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
118
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
5
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
28
occasionally
15
often
13
rarely
19
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
61
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
25
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
4
normally
10
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
8
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
14
rarely
9
sometimes
14
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
9
decorative final long
18
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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