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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Torgau
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1
Venice
5
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1
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
113
Printed work
8
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
80
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
72
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
40
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
24
upright
97
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
29
n/a
9
never
24
none visible
46
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
81
brown
32
dark brown
3
light brown
3
n/a
1
red
5
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
10
freehand
9
printed staves
4
single rastrum
85
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
54
11
26
12
23
13
10
14
5
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
15
3
21
4
31
5
38
6
47
7
37
8
49
9
44
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
33
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
56
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
85
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
47
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
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
51
none
48
quadruple
4
single
79
triple
20
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
80
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
16
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
31
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
100
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
32
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
63
notation extended into margin
26
other
4
partial additional staves
39
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
121
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
8
void mensural
114
Monophonic Notation
absent
121
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
43
n/a
8
poor
11
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
custodes
1
end symbol
11
none
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
41
signes-de-renvoi
51
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
4
French
32
German
12
Italian
10
Latin
121
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
112
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
36
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
4
display script
33
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
7
textura
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
40
n/a
8
poor
10
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
109
blue
5
brown
23
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
45
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
83
yes
45
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
13
none visible
1
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
27
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
7
historiated
7
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
40
occasionally
12
often
11
rarely
18
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
51
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
21
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
22
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
12
rarely
17
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
15
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
12
rarely
5
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
13
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Sion, Switzerland, Archives du Chapitre, MS 87-1, c. 1494, All folios
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