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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1
Venice
1
Verona
1
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1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
108
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
80
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
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
74
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
109
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
n/a
1
never
26
none visible
54
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
54
brown
42
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
n/a
1
red
8
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
8
freehand
9
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
82
straightedge
17
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
48
11
25
12
22
13
12
14
7
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
9
3
13
4
18
5
29
6
37
7
30
8
43
9
40
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
37
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
54
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
84
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
47
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
22
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
30
none
57
quadruple
1
single
62
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
69
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
21
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
84
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
30
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
57
notation extended into margin
32
other
4
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
78
brown
37
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
5
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
9
void mensural
100
Monophonic Notation
absent
87
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
42
n/a
1
poor
18
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
cue notes
2
end symbol
14
none
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
46
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
17
German
6
Italian
6
Latin
102
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
109
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
19
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
30
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
11
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
5
display script
21
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
41
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
48
n/a
1
poor
16
very high
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
73
blue
5
brown
41
dark brown
7
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
37
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
109
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
5
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
23
occasionally
14
often
13
rarely
19
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
55
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
21
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
17
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
10
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
8
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
13
rarely
8
sometimes
12
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
17
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
10
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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