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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Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
49
Format
oblong
17
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
11
never
10
none visible
15
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
13
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
5
12
5
2
15
3
18
4
23
5
30
6
49
7
23
8
21
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
15
2-part score
2
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
33
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
15
single
41
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
48
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
17
n/a
10
poor
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
4
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
1
French
9
German
4
Italian
6
Latin
45
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
49
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
18
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
14
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
8
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
17
n/a
10
poor
9
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
35
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
19
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
6
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 6
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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