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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Cities
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Vienna
8
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Production method
Manuscript
38
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
33
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
8
never
5
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
23
11
12
12
8
13
1
14
1
2
15
3
18
4
25
5
36
6
45
7
34
8
35
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
30
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
8
quadruple
1
single
45
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
44
brown
4
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
20
n/a
7
poor
5
very high
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
3
French
7
German
4
Italian
2
Latin
42
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
44
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
23
roman
3
rotonda
4
textura
18
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
21
n/a
7
poor
3
very high
10
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
1
brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
red
26
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of staves: black
Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 6
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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