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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Countries
Austria
7
Belgium
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Czech Republic
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Germany
9
Italy
19
Italy (North)
1
Portugal
1
Spain
3
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Vienna
7
Production method
Manuscript
50
Physical type
choirbook
44
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
50
Format
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
10
none visible
22
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
19
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
50
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
19
11
14
12
9
13
4
14
1
15
1
2
9
3
11
4
12
5
14
6
20
7
19
8
24
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
50
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
49
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
31
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
26
single
35
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
37
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
23
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
15
other
3
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
23
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
23
poor
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
17
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
48
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
46
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
20
untexted
24
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
18
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
23
poor
7
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
31
blue
2
brown
25
dark brown
5
red
19
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
9
often
8
rarely
9
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
1
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
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Material: parchment
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 9
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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