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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Silesia
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Spain
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1
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1
Venice
4
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1
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2
Windsor
1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
57
Printed work
7
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
42
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
44
parchment
18
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
18
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
7
never
9
none visible
26
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
24
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
single rastrum
44
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
22
11
10
12
8
13
3
14
1
2
9
3
10
4
20
5
18
6
29
7
20
8
24
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
21
2-part score
2
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
41
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part opening
47
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
32
single
39
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
20
other
3
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
6
void mensural
59
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
21
n/a
7
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
13
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
3
French
23
German
5
Italian
14
Latin
61
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
51
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
28
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
3
display script
11
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
6
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
18
n/a
7
poor
5
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
4
brown
19
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
20
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
25
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
3
flourished
14
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
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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