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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
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Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
8
none visible
27
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
30
dark brown
6
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
48
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
14
11
8
12
3
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
5
6
14
7
12
8
10
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
34
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
28
quintuple
1
single
28
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
21
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
21
other
4
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
42
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
48
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
19
poor
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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cue notes
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end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
44
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
29
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
9
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
21
poor
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
3
brown
48
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
17
occasionally
6
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
9
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Frankfurt am Main, Germany, Stadt- und Universitätsbibliothek, Mus. Hs 2° 2, c. 1510-20, All folios
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