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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Italy
41
Netherlands
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Antwerp
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St Gall
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1
Utrecht
1
Venice
8
Vic
1
Vienna
3
Windsor
1
Wittenberg
2
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
123
Printed work
14
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
89
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
81
paper (with parchment)
6
parchment
43
parchment (with paper)
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
36
upright
101
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
31
n/a
15
never
27
none visible
47
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
8
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
85
brown
38
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
4
n/a
1
red
5
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
10
freehand
9
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
91
straightedge
16
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
5
10
55
11
27
12
23
13
10
14
5
15
5
16
2
17
2
2
15
3
25
4
39
5
45
6
53
7
40
8
51
9
46
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
40
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
35
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
61
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
94
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
48
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
53
none
54
quadruple
4
single
90
triple
21
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
86
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
20
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
32
variable space, not on grid
23
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
109
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
20
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
33
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
66
notation extended into margin
28
other
4
partial additional staves
41
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
137
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
2
gold
2
red
10
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
5
full mensural
9
not specified
1
void mensural
128
Monophonic Notation
absent
137
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
47
n/a
14
poor
12
very high
21
very poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
22
custodes
2
end symbol
13
none
5
pointers
5
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
48
signes-de-renvoi
56
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
5
French
35
German
13
Italian
18
Latin
121
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
121
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
18
provided with single incipit
40
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
40
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
5
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
14
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
36
cursive (humanistic)
16
cursive (italic)
5
display script
34
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
9
textura
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
45
n/a
14
poor
11
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
122
blue
5
brown
25
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
48
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
90
yes
52
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
14
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
30
Borders Frequency
never
13
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
13
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
8
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
27
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
21
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
8
historiated
7
plain initials
7
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
15
never
2
normally
42
occasionally
13
often
11
rarely
21
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
56
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
23
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
23
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
11
normally
7
occasionally
8
often
12
rarely
19
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
16
normally
8
occasionally
8
often
12
rarely
6
sometimes
11
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
5
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
16
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
10
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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