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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France
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Italy
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Spain
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Wittenberg
2
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
8
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
23
11
8
12
5
13
2
14
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
3
7
3
8
6
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
14
single
11
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
5
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
5
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
22
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
2
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
14
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Material: paper
Number of staves: 10
Production method: Manuscript
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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