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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Vienna
8
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Production method
Manuscript
97
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
73
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
98
Format
upright
98
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
1
never
26
none visible
42
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
42
dark brown
8
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
11
freehand
7
single rastrum
78
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
40
11
23
12
21
13
7
14
3
15
2
2
13
3
17
4
20
5
26
6
32
7
26
8
32
9
31
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
35
2-part single page
20
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
52
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
78
4-part single page
21
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
50
single
58
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
59
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
15
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
78
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
30
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
55
notation extended into margin
28
other
5
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
64
brown
39
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
9
full mensural
3
void mensural
95
Monophonic Notation
absent
71
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
35
n/a
1
poor
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
cue notes
2
end symbol
11
none
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
17
German
5
Italian
5
Latin
95
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
98
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
17
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
25
untexted
30
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
12
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
5
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
32
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
34
n/a
1
poor
16
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
58
blue
2
brown
45
dark brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
red
27
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
74
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
11
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
10
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
13
often
11
rarely
16
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
50
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
12
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
9
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
9
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Penned initials frequency: normally
Other decoration frequency: rarely
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
Other decoration type: ornament
Other decoration type: decorative final long
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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