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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Vienna
8
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4
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
99
Printed work
9
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
79
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
67
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
31
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
90
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
n/a
10
never
20
none visible
34
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
108
brown
14
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
8
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
83
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
6
10
52
11
27
12
19
13
7
14
3
15
2
2
20
3
24
4
32
5
42
6
51
7
43
8
56
9
53
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
31
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
37
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
54
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
80
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
52
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
4
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
57
none
40
quadruple
6
single
75
triple
25
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
66
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
14
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
36
variable space, not on grid
25
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
91
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
16
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
27
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
55
notation extended into margin
22
other
3
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
102
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
void mensural
108
Monophonic Notation
absent
88
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
36
n/a
9
poor
11
very high
22
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
39
signes-de-renvoi
46
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
5
French
20
German
7
Italian
9
Latin
103
Spanish
3
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
100
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
21
untexted
25
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
33
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
38
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
32
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
38
n/a
9
poor
8
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
102
blue
3
brown
13
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
50
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
65
yes
48
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
11
none visible
1
rarely
33
Borders Frequency
never
12
occasionally
3
rarely
27
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
26
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
2
normally
38
occasionally
16
often
9
rarely
16
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
43
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
15
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
19
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
8
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Type of notation: void mensural
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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