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 (North)
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Portugal
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Spain
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1
Venice
1
Verona
2
Vienna
2
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
106
Physical type
choirbook
65
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
85
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
14
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
30
upright
75
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
1
never
29
none visible
49
normally
3
occasionally
2
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
38
brown
50
dark brown
13
light brown
5
n/a
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
8
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
70
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
2
10
26
11
14
12
10
13
6
14
4
15
2
2
12
3
23
4
24
5
18
6
31
7
19
8
23
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
30
2-part score
1
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
49
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
68
4-part single page
21
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
n/a
6
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
59
single
53
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
10
none
18
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
67
not in dedicated space
32
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
35
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
67
notation extended into margin
29
other
6
partial additional staves
38
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
60
blue
2
brown
48
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
5
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
6
full mensural
9
void mensural
101
Monophonic Notation
absent
85
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
106
high
6
poor
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
1
end symbol
13
none
3
pointers
8
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
2
French
34
German
13
Italian
26
Latin
96
Spanish
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
87
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
28
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
47
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
46
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
24
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
12
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
19
cursive (italic)
14
display script
8
hybrida
5
rotonda
1
textura
24
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
85
high
22
poor
11
Colour of Text
black
56
blue
4
brown
54
dark brown
9
light brown
4
red
24
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
63
yes
51
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
8
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
3
normally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
2
normally
27
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
17
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
47
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
14
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
27
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
13
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
10
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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