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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Italy
41
Netherlands
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Cities
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1
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1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
2
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
133
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
100
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
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
77
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
46
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
133
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
28
never
27
none visible
57
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
72
brown
54
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
n/a
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
11
freehand
11
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
106
straightedge
19
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
5
10
67
11
33
12
26
13
12
14
7
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
16
3
18
4
24
5
33
6
48
7
47
8
58
9
53
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
28
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
43
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
76
3-part score
1
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
106
4-part single page
21
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
58
5-part single page
3
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
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
44
none
63
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
82
triple
20
varies
2
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
9
none
22
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
103
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
37
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
78
notation extended into margin
38
other
5
partial additional staves
42
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
97
brown
43
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
6
full mensural
10
void mensural
126
Monophonic Notation
absent
133
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
51
poor
16
very high
22
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
7
pointers
5
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
43
signes-de-renvoi
63
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
3
French
36
German
8
Italian
16
Latin
133
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
120
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
42
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
43
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
12
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
40
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
4
display script
33
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
36
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
52
poor
14
very high
26
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
89
blue
8
brown
49
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
49
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
90
yes
52
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
12
none visible
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
31
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
7
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
26
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
25
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
7
historiated
6
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
47
occasionally
15
often
11
rarely
22
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
62
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
26
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
17
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
11
normally
10
occasionally
10
often
12
rarely
20
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
14
normally
7
occasionally
9
often
16
rarely
7
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
5
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
13
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
13
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Physical format: upright
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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