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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Silesia
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Spain
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Venice
6
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3
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3
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Production method
Manuscript
74
Printed work
15
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
59
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
57
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
28
upright
60
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
18
n/a
15
never
7
none visible
34
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
28
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
10
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
57
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
5
10
36
11
19
12
10
13
2
14
2
15
1
2
12
3
16
4
33
5
31
6
43
7
32
8
39
9
37
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
34
2-part opening
33
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
51
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
63
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
39
none
34
quadruple
4
single
63
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
59
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
11
staves not ruled
4
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
63
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
19
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
26
other
2
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
66
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
89
Monophonic Notation
absent
74
present
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
31
n/a
15
poor
6
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
custodes
2
end symbol
9
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
49
signes-de-renvoi
45
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
4
French
30
German
5
Italian
17
Latin
73
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
78
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
27
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
2
display script
26
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
5
rotonda
10
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
29
n/a
15
poor
9
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
61
blue
4
brown
26
dark brown
5
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
30
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
50
yes
44
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
never
15
occasionally
2
rarely
20
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
34
occasionally
10
often
6
rarely
17
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
14
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
11
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
18
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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