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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42
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1
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Verona
2
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
4
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
105
Physical type
choirbook
64
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
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
3
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
85
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
13
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
30
upright
75
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
1
never
31
none visible
51
normally
5
occasionally
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
48
dark brown
12
light brown
7
n/a
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
7
freehand
10
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
68
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
3
10
29
11
15
12
7
13
5
14
3
15
2
2
10
3
23
4
20
5
19
6
28
7
20
8
25
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
34
2-part score
2
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
9
3-part opening
50
3-part score
3
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
69
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
61
single
46
triple
3
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
20
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
66
not in dedicated space
32
provided, in dedicated space
19
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
35
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
63
notation extended into margin
33
other
4
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
67
blue
1
brown
45
dark brown
6
light brown
4
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
99
Monophonic Notation
absent
83
present
30
Level of Calligraphy
fair
85
high
19
poor
10
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
17
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
28
signes-de-renvoi
44
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
8
English
3
Flemish
3
French
34
German
13
Italian
26
Latin
95
Spanish
11
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
24
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
7
partially texted with one text
22
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
10
provided with single incipit
43
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
46
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
27
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
11
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
21
cursive (italic)
12
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
2
textura
18
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
105
high
13
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
63
blue
3
brown
54
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
21
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
68
yes
46
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
9
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
16
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
46
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
15
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
28
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
7
often
13
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
8
often
10
rarely
11
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
17
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
10
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Coimbra, Portugal, Biblioteca Geral da Universidade, MS M.12, First half 16th century, All folios
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