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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Netherlands
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2
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1
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Zagan
3
Zwickau
1
Production method
Manuscript
50
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
15
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
45
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
25
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
8
never
13
none visible
23
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
24
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
5
printed staves
4
single rastrum
35
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
9
12
6
13
2
14
1
2
6
3
9
4
17
5
14
6
26
7
12
8
15
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
57
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
2
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
21
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
23
single
33
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
10
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
55
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
10
n/a
7
poor
11
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
end symbol
7
none
3
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
1
French
18
German
7
Italian
9
Latin
57
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
24
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
7
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
17
n/a
7
poor
10
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
4
brown
20
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
normally
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
vignette
1
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Copy language name: Latin
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Köln, Germany, Universitäts- und Stadtbibliothek, MS 5 P 114 (olim 979), Late 15th or early 16th century, All folios
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