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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Italy
34
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2
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1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
87
Printed work
15
Physical type
choirbook
63
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
102
Format
oblong
30
upright
72
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
16
never
27
none visible
37
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
64
brown
27
dark brown
4
light brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
10
freehand
8
printed staves
5
single rastrum
63
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
28
11
14
12
19
13
6
14
2
15
2
2
15
3
23
4
34
5
35
6
39
7
25
8
29
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
34
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
27
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
40
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
66
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
46
single
59
triple
4
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
53
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
14
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
82
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
21
other
5
partial additional staves
26
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
102
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
1
not specified
1
void mensural
98
Monophonic Notation
absent
81
present
24
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
29
n/a
15
poor
12
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
3
French
17
German
11
Italian
11
Latin
93
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
91
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
28
untexted
30
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
14
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
13
cursive (italic)
4
display script
17
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
11
textura
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
26
n/a
15
poor
11
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
89
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
red
27
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
72
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
11
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
10
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
12
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
41
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
13
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
20
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
10
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
8
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
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