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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3
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Production method
Manuscript
84
Physical type
choirbook
59
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
84
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
19
upright
64
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
1
never
20
none visible
47
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
47
dark brown
14
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
6
printed staves
1
single rastrum
63
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
30
11
21
12
17
13
7
14
3
15
2
2
8
3
11
4
17
5
13
6
24
7
12
8
16
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
29
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
24
2-part score
2
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
42
3-part score
1
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
61
4-part score
1
4-part single page
21
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
33
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
44
single
45
triple
3
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
13
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
55
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
37
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
84
notation extended into margin
37
other
6
partial additional staves
43
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
blue
1
brown
41
dark brown
9
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
3
void mensural
82
Monophonic Notation
absent
66
present
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
55
high
22
poor
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
15
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
29
German
10
Italian
17
Latin
75
Spanish
12
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
69
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
38
untexted
42
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
24
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
11
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
25
poor
12
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
42
blue
2
brown
46
dark brown
11
red
17
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
8
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
12
often
8
rarely
12
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
44
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
19
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
10
rarely
13
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
10
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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