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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29
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Venice
4
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1
Vienna
7
Wittenberg
4
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1
Production method
Manuscript
109
Printed work
9
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
82
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
78
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
34
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
19
upright
99
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
33
n/a
10
never
22
none visible
41
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
84
brown
29
dark brown
2
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
10
freehand
6
printed staves
5
single rastrum
84
straightedge
11
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
56
11
26
12
25
13
10
14
4
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
20
4
26
5
37
6
47
7
39
8
50
9
47
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
33
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
35
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
51
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
84
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
54
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
23
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
56
none
42
quadruple
5
single
79
triple
22
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
74
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
12
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
26
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
118
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
28
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
61
notation extended into margin
26
other
5
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
118
brown
11
dark brown
3
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
6
void mensural
112
Monophonic Notation
absent
100
present
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
43
high
45
n/a
9
poor
10
very high
16
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
42
signes-de-renvoi
49
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
23
German
6
Italian
6
Latin
118
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
109
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
15
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
3
display script
35
humanistic
3
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
9
textura
36
Level of Calligraphy
fair
46
high
44
n/a
9
poor
9
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
108
blue
4
brown
19
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
49
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
84
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
10
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
4
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
5
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
18
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
6
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
2
normally
38
occasionally
12
often
8
rarely
16
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
53
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
17
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
13
normally
7
occasionally
9
often
10
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
16
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
11
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Colour of notation: black
Separate text: no separate text
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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