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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
42
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
5
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8
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
74
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
21
upright
52
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
1
never
20
none visible
41
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
50
dark brown
12
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
11
freehand
5
printed staves
1
single rastrum
49
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
21
11
12
12
7
13
3
14
2
2
6
3
11
4
12
5
12
6
21
7
13
8
10
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
36
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
46
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
45
single
32
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
17
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
46
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
28
other
5
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
blue
1
brown
62
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
72
Monophonic Notation
absent
62
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
17
poor
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
2
end symbol
10
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
31
German
9
Italian
22
Latin
62
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
23
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
34
untexted
35
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
25
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
12
display script
6
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
8
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
20
poor
18
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
4
brown
74
dark brown
3
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
9
often
10
rarely
11
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
10
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
16
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
9
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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