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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1
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4
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1
Venice
4
Verona
1
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
117
Printed work
9
Physical type
choirbook
77
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
17
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
126
Format
oblong
31
upright
95
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
n/a
10
never
34
none visible
52
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
10
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
61
brown
49
dark brown
12
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
12
freehand
8
printed staves
5
single rastrum
89
straightedge
15
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
39
11
22
12
21
13
7
14
3
15
2
2
15
3
25
4
32
5
35
6
45
7
26
8
32
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
45
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
37
2-part score
2
2-part single page
21
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
57
3-part score
1
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
83
4-part score
1
4-part single page
23
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
46
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
36
none
61
single
72
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
76
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
17
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
100
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
32
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
64
notation extended into margin
30
other
5
partial additional staves
37
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
86
blue
2
brown
41
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
11
full mensural
5
void mensural
122
Monophonic Notation
absent
99
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
67
high
38
n/a
9
poor
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
16
cue notes
2
end symbol
14
none
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
42
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
2
French
27
German
11
Italian
12
Latin
126
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
126
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
28
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
36
untexted
40
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
25
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
16
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
19
cursive (italic)
8
display script
19
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
9
textura
32
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
66
high
38
n/a
9
poor
18
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
80
blue
3
brown
50
dark brown
10
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
30
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
92
yes
40
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
13
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
12
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
12
often
15
rarely
18
sometimes
20
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
59
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
27
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
6
often
14
rarely
12
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
8
often
9
rarely
9
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
18
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
10
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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