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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Germany
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Netherlands
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Manuscript
32
Printed work
3
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
27
parchment
8
Format
oblong
8
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
4
never
10
none visible
15
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
8
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
6
printed staves
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
7
12
7
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
14
4
21
5
35
6
26
7
20
8
18
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
9
single
27
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
13
n/a
3
poor
7
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
French
4
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
35
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
15
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Copy language name: Latin
Number of staves: 5
Multiple texts: no
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. 862, c. 1503-5, 73-88
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