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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Belgium
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Italy
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Netherlands
1
Silesia
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Spain
8
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1
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1
Venice
1
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1
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
101
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
81
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
63
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
89
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
never
14
none visible
45
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
44
dark brown
12
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
4
single rastrum
101
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
44
11
29
12
17
13
8
14
3
15
2
2
8
3
5
4
14
5
16
6
34
7
24
8
33
9
41
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
37
2-part score
1
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
63
3-part score
2
3-part single page
22
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
80
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
46
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
62
triple
18
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
87
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
22
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
68
not in dedicated space
29
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
43
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
101
notation extended into margin
46
other
5
partial additional staves
44
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
66
brown
39
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
9
full mensural
3
void mensural
100
Monophonic Notation
absent
82
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
33
poor
11
very high
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
15
none
5
pointers
6
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
55
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
8
Flemish
4
French
38
German
10
Italian
13
Latin
94
Spanish
9
n/a
1
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
92
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
39
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
40
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
21
cursive (German)
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
5
display script
25
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
20
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
38
poor
10
very high
17
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
64
blue
5
brown
40
dark brown
8
grey
1
light brown
1
red
35
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
52
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
none visible
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
45
occasionally
14
often
8
rarely
17
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
50
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
15
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
11
normally
8
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
14
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
15
normally
7
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
10
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 510 (= MaiM 4), c. 1513-19,
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