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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Germany
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Italy
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Spain
4
Cities
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Venice
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1
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
25
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
3
none visible
16
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
8
dark brown
6
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
7
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
2
4
7
5
6
6
11
7
7
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
7
none
14
single
19
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
9
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
20
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
French
7
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
28
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
30
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
10
dark brown
7
gold
1
grey
1
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: high
Multiple texts: no
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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