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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Production method
Manuscript
116
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
87
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
Material
paper
77
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
12
upright
104
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
35
never
19
none visible
46
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
8
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
72
brown
38
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
116
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
55
11
29
12
20
13
8
14
3
15
2
2
16
3
18
4
25
5
32
6
39
7
39
8
49
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
41
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
62
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
92
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
56
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
23
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
47
none
49
quadruple
6
single
76
triple
25
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
82
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
14
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
116
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
33
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
67
notation extended into margin
25
other
5
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
88
brown
32
dark brown
7
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
1
void mensural
116
Monophonic Notation
absent
97
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
47
high
47
poor
11
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
54
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
Flemish
5
French
27
German
6
Italian
8
Latin
111
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
107
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
22
untexted
27
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
14
cursive (German)
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
34
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
4
display script
39
humanistic
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
38
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
54
poor
12
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
84
blue
5
brown
36
dark brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
red
53
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
75
yes
49
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
7
none visible
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
2
rarely
27
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
25
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
2
normally
43
occasionally
15
often
11
rarely
17
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
66
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
24
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
18
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
12
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
2
decorated letters
7
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
8
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Physical format: upright
Type of script: hybrida
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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