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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Munich, Germany
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1
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6
Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
35
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
11
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
35
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
22
11
10
12
2
2
11
3
11
4
12
5
17
6
24
7
25
8
38
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
31
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
10
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
38
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
17
poor
1
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
5
French
19
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
35
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
20
hybrida
3
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
16
poor
4
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
28
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Other decoration frequency: normally
Colour of text: dark brown
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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