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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Antwerp
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Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Wittenberg
4
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
138
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
140
Material
paper
85
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
46
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
130
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
35
n/a
2
never
18
none visible
53
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
3
sometimes
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
77
brown
49
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
4
red
6
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
13
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
115
straightedge
13
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
69
11
39
12
27
13
12
14
7
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
18
3
17
4
24
5
32
6
53
7
47
8
59
9
61
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
55
2-part score
1
2-part single page
25
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
92
3-part score
3
3-part single page
26
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
127
4-part score
1
4-part single page
32
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
74
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
31
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
6
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
54
none
63
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
91
triple
21
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
108
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
8
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
36
variable space, not on grid
26
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
103
not in dedicated space
33
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
13
made for complete additional staves
43
notation and staves extended into margin
91
notation extended into margin
53
other
5
partial additional staves
50
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
104
blue
1
brown
43
dark brown
8
gold
2
red
10
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
9
full mensural
11
strene notation
1
void mensural
135
Monophonic Notation
absent
109
present
37
Level of Calligraphy
fair
57
high
61
n/a
2
poor
4
very high
25
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
2
custodes
1
end symbol
23
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
32
signa congruentiae
54
signes-de-renvoi
78
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
9
English
1
Flemish
7
French
45
German
6
Italian
19
Latin
140
Spanish
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
127
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
45
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
47
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
40
cursive (humanistic)
12
cursive (italic)
7
display script
40
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
46
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
57
high
57
n/a
2
poor
9
very high
28
Colour of Text
black
98
blue
8
brown
48
dark brown
9
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
red
61
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
85
yes
66
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
36
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
10
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
33
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
11
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
29
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
25
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
8
historiated
5
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
7
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
2
normally
56
occasionally
18
often
14
rarely
24
sometimes
18
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
79
calligraphic with decoration
27
calligraphic with grotesque heads
28
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
35
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
23
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
13
normally
12
occasionally
9
often
15
rarely
21
sometimes
8
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
16
normally
11
occasionally
13
often
15
rarely
10
sometimes
14
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
4
banner
6
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
22
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
13
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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