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
124
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
104
choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
68
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
45
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
13
upright
110
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
27
never
17
none visible
51
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
55
brown
43
dark brown
13
gold
2
light brown
8
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
99
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
5
10
49
11
27
12
15
13
6
14
2
15
1
2
19
3
20
4
29
5
37
6
58
7
49
8
60
9
53
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
64
2-part score
1
2-part single page
35
3-part consecutive
10
3-part opening
124
3-part score
3
3-part single page
35
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
113
4-part score
1
4-part single page
36
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
59
5-part single page
6
6-part opening
25
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
39
none
60
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
82
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
98
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
75
not in dedicated space
42
provided, in dedicated space
27
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
42
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
79
notation extended into margin
46
other
4
partial additional staves
48
staveline added
22
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
78
blue
1
brown
44
dark brown
9
gold
3
light brown
4
red
10
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
10
strene notation
1
void mensural
120
Monophonic Notation
absent
98
present
29
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
48
poor
8
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
21
none
2
pointers
12
repeat signs
38
signa congruentiae
51
signes-de-renvoi
79
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
13
English
3
Flemish
6
French
53
German
4
Italian
27
Latin
109
Spanish
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
30
fully texted with one text
107
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
12
partially texted with one text
34
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
60
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
59
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
41
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
10
display script
31
humanistic
2
hybrida
8
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
28
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
50
high
49
poor
15
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
78
blue
6
brown
47
dark brown
10
gold
2
light brown
3
red
46
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
66
yes
67
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
often
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
23
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
25
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
10
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
46
occasionally
20
often
13
rarely
24
sometimes
17
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
68
calligraphic with decoration
22
calligraphic with grotesque heads
25
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
27
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
19
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
8
normally
14
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
23
sometimes
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
15
normally
10
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
12
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
20
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
12
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Colour of staves: brown
Copy language name: English
Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Number of staves: 11
Production method: Manuscript
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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