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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34
Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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Antwerp
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
4
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
135
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
98
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
14
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
Material
paper
86
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
48
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
26
upright
117
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
36
n/a
9
never
26
none visible
53
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
101
brown
34
dark brown
6
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
9
printed staves
5
single rastrum
103
straightedge
18
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
5
10
60
11
29
12
24
13
12
14
6
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
23
3
28
4
37
5
47
6
58
7
43
8
60
9
57
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
40
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
11
2-part opening
48
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
74
3-part score
1
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
102
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
7
5-part opening
64
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
25
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
60
none
56
quadruple
5
single
91
triple
22
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
92
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
10
none
18
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
34
variable space, not on grid
28
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
112
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
38
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
75
notation extended into margin
35
other
5
partial additional staves
43
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
137
brown
18
dark brown
6
red
9
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
10
full mensural
12
void mensural
134
Monophonic Notation
absent
113
present
38
Level of Calligraphy
fair
54
high
52
n/a
8
poor
12
very high
24
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
custodes
1
end symbol
14
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
47
signes-de-renvoi
62
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
8
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
6
French
33
German
12
Italian
11
Latin
143
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
133
fully texted with two or more texts
23
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
39
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
19
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
4
display script
42
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
8
textura
46
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
60
high
53
n/a
8
poor
8
very high
28
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
143
blue
8
brown
21
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
60
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
92
yes
61
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
13
none visible
1
rarely
36
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
13
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
31
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
7
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
8
rarely
32
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
4
decorated
26
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
9
historiated
8
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
13
never
2
normally
48
occasionally
15
often
12
rarely
17
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
66
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
28
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
24
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
6
occasionally
9
often
13
rarely
17
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
8
occasionally
7
often
13
rarely
8
sometimes
14
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
17
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
14
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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