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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Portugal
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Spain
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Troyes
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Venice
5
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1
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
125
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
114
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
70
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
47
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
15
upright
112
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
36
n/a
3
never
17
none visible
52
normally
11
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
54
brown
54
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
4
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
11
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
103
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
5
10
59
11
29
12
19
13
7
14
3
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
7
3
8
4
13
5
24
6
45
7
35
8
49
9
55
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
25
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
52
2-part score
2
2-part single page
30
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
93
3-part score
2
3-part single page
32
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
128
4-part score
1
4-part single page
33
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
61
5-part single page
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
19
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
41
none
60
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
80
triple
22
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
128
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
27
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
86
not in dedicated space
39
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
13
made for complete additional staves
50
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
90
notation extended into margin
53
other
5
partial additional staves
54
staveline added
24
staves extended into margin
11
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
84
blue
2
brown
43
dark brown
10
gold
3
light brown
2
red
10
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
12
full mensural
11
strene notation
1
void mensural
121
Monophonic Notation
absent
102
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
51
high
46
n/a
3
poor
4
very high
28
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
25
none
4
pointers
12
repeat signs
36
signa congruentiae
55
signes-de-renvoi
84
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
9
English
4
Flemish
6
French
48
German
3
Italian
24
Latin
113
Spanish
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
27
fully texted with one text
108
fully texted with two or more texts
21
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
32
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
4
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
55
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
57
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
5
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
43
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
7
display script
31
humanistic
3
hybrida
8
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
24
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
54
high
46
n/a
3
poor
13
very high
27
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
79
blue
6
brown
50
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
2
red
50
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
75
yes
63
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
12
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
28
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
9
historiated
3
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
54
occasionally
18
often
16
rarely
24
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
70
calligraphic with decoration
27
calligraphic with grotesque heads
28
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
31
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
20
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
13
occasionally
8
often
15
rarely
24
sometimes
10
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
9
occasionally
11
often
13
rarely
12
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
22
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
10
littera notabilior
9
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 6 (= MaiM 2), c. 1508-30, All folios
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