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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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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parchment
9
Format
oblong
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upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
22
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
5
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
14
straightedge
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
10
11
6
12
5
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
8
4
9
5
22
6
14
7
14
8
14
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
6
quadruple
2
single
16
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
5
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
19
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
poor
2
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
4
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Pricking frequency: none visible
Number of staves: 5
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, Mus. ant. theor. 30, Early 16th century, i-ii
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