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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Great Britain
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1
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
3
none visible
10
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
7
12
5
13
4
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
1
3
1
4
5
5
7
6
6
7
7
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
11
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
8
none
7
single
15
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
6
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
7
Italian
2
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
roman
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
17
poor
1
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
5
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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