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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44
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1
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1
Venice
3
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7
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1
Production method
Manuscript
113
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
99
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
67
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
38
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
99
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
n/a
2
never
16
none visible
45
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
51
brown
41
dark brown
11
gold
2
light brown
5
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
92
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
4
10
47
11
26
12
14
13
5
14
1
15
1
2
18
3
19
4
26
5
36
6
56
7
45
8
54
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
60
2-part score
1
2-part single page
34
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
115
3-part score
2
3-part single page
34
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
115
4-part score
1
4-part single page
36
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
59
5-part single page
6
6-part opening
24
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
38
none
53
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
78
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
93
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
7
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
74
not in dedicated space
37
provided, in dedicated space
23
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
41
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
75
notation extended into margin
41
other
4
partial additional staves
45
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
75
blue
1
brown
40
dark brown
7
gold
3
light brown
2
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
112
Monophonic Notation
absent
92
present
26
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
43
n/a
2
poor
6
very high
23
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
2
pointers
11
repeat signs
34
signa congruentiae
49
signes-de-renvoi
74
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
10
English
3
Flemish
6
French
49
German
4
Italian
24
Latin
102
Spanish
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
98
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
32
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
54
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
56
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
37
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
10
display script
31
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
25
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
44
n/a
2
poor
15
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
74
blue
6
brown
43
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
2
red
45
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
63
yes
61
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
often
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
11
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
23
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
9
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
43
occasionally
19
often
12
rarely
22
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
65
calligraphic with decoration
20
calligraphic with grotesque heads
23
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
26
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
14
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
20
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
14
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
12
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
19
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
10
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 773, c. 1510-15, All folios
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