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
8
Belgium
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Germany
22
Great Britain
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Italy
29
Spain
4
Switzerland
5
Cities
Antwerp
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Stirling
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Venice
3
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
105
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
93
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
61
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
36
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
7
upright
100
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
33
n/a
2
never
18
none visible
32
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
74
brown
25
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
5
single rastrum
88
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
56
11
25
12
21
13
8
14
3
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
17
3
18
4
24
5
33
6
45
7
39
8
52
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
44
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
69
3-part score
1
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
107
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
58
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
47
none
43
quadruple
4
single
74
triple
21
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
77
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
33
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
84
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
32
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
63
notation extended into margin
33
other
4
partial additional staves
36
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
107
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
9
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
104
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
45
n/a
2
poor
8
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
15
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
60
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
5
French
28
German
5
Italian
8
Latin
107
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
98
fully texted with two or more texts
22
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
31
untexted
31
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
3
display script
35
humanistic
3
hybrida
3
rotonda
3
textura
33
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
41
n/a
2
poor
9
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
96
blue
4
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
red
53
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
68
yes
48
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
28
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
8
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
44
occasionally
15
often
8
rarely
18
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
59
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
23
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
17
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
16
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Colour of notation: black
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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