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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Great Britain
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Italy
16
Netherlands
1
Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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20
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1
Venice
3
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1
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3
Wittenberg
2
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
81
Printed work
9
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
62
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
53
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
17
upright
73
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
n/a
10
never
19
none visible
28
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
90
brown
11
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
8
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
67
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
47
11
25
12
19
13
8
14
4
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
13
3
18
4
26
5
34
6
43
7
35
8
46
9
42
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
42
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
65
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
42
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
16
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
47
none
32
quadruple
4
single
65
triple
22
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
56
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
14
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
78
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
47
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
85
brown
8
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
6
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
void mensural
88
Monophonic Notation
absent
90
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
32
n/a
9
poor
11
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
13
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
37
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
4
French
18
German
8
Italian
8
Latin
86
Spanish
2
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
84
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
20
untexted
20
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
2
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
30
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
4
rotonda
5
textura
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
32
n/a
9
poor
8
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
84
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
40
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
58
yes
36
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
12
none visible
1
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
never
11
occasionally
3
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
22
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
4
historiated
5
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
2
normally
29
occasionally
13
often
8
rarely
15
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
35
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
12
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
11
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
15
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
16
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
8
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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