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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2
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
138
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
122
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
85
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
43
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
139
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
34
n/a
1
never
22
none visible
54
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
14
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
76
brown
48
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
5
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
9
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
118
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
4
10
70
11
35
12
22
13
7
14
2
15
2
2
19
3
19
4
25
5
33
6
52
7
51
8
66
9
63
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
59
2-part single page
31
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
97
3-part score
1
3-part single page
30
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
139
4-part single page
35
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
72
5-part single page
6
6-part opening
28
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
52
none
62
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
93
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
106
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
13
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
36
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
102
not in dedicated space
33
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
47
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
89
notation extended into margin
48
other
6
partial additional staves
47
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
100
brown
43
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
11
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
139
Monophonic Notation
absent
109
present
38
Level of Calligraphy
fair
57
high
54
n/a
1
poor
10
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
19
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
10
repeat signs
29
signa congruentiae
53
signes-de-renvoi
83
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
5
French
42
German
6
Italian
14
Latin
131
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
126
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
26
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
48
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
50
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
42
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
5
display script
39
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
39
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
58
high
56
n/a
1
poor
14
very high
26
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
95
blue
6
brown
48
dark brown
10
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
59
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
88
yes
64
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
13
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
35
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
15
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
33
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
29
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
7
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
2
normally
53
occasionally
21
often
14
rarely
28
sometimes
17
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
77
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
22
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
29
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
21
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
14
occasionally
12
often
15
rarely
22
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
9
occasionally
9
often
13
rarely
13
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
4
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
16
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
12
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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