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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Venice
6
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1
Vienna
3
Wittenberg
3
Zaragoza
1
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
129
Printed work
11
Physical type
choirbook
91
choirbook (fragment(s))
4
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
105
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
31
upright
108
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
26
n/a
12
never
34
none visible
63
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
65
brown
52
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
6
red
10
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
10
freehand
10
printed staves
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
98
straightedge
19
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
7
10
46
11
23
12
20
13
9
14
6
15
3
2
15
3
20
4
28
5
35
6
52
7
33
8
43
9
39
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
42
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
39
2-part score
2
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
66
3-part score
1
3-part single page
21
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
100
4-part score
1
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
47
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
36
none
69
quadruple
1
single
79
triple
8
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
86
left below voice parts as part of grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
9
none
26
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
106
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
26
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
31
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
70
notation extended into margin
37
other
5
partial additional staves
39
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
95
blue
1
brown
51
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
3
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
4
void mensural
140
Monophonic Notation
absent
118
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
59
high
44
n/a
11
poor
24
very high
13
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
20
cue notes
2
end symbol
15
none
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
45
signes-de-renvoi
55
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
3
French
29
German
13
Italian
19
Latin
126
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
127
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
33
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
51
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
50
varies
2
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
4
cursive
26
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
17
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
18
cursive (italic)
9
display script
22
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
3
rotonda
11
textura
36
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
63
high
52
n/a
11
poor
23
very high
12
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
89
blue
5
brown
57
dark brown
10
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
36
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
140
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
13
none visible
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
13
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
16
never
2
normally
30
occasionally
15
often
15
rarely
19
sometimes
20
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
67
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
25
historiated
1
littera notabilior
7
plain initials
19
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
4
normally
12
occasionally
10
often
13
rarely
16
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
6
never
9
normally
9
occasionally
8
often
14
rarely
9
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
9
decorative final long
16
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
11
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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