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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Verona
2
Vienna
5
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
52
Printed work
1
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
40
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
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)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
37
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
50
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
21
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
20
dark brown
5
red
5
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
printed staves
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
20
11
11
12
7
13
3
14
2
2
9
3
9
4
9
5
14
6
18
7
16
8
20
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
25
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
41
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
27
quadruple
2
single
32
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
23
other
2
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
7
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
13
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
50
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
53
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
17
n/a
1
poor
5
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
11
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
9
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
50
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
49
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
2
textura
24
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
19
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
34
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
normally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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