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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Wittenberg
3
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Production method
Manuscript
49
Physical type
choirbook
45
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
20
never
8
none visible
16
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
49
brown
7
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
44
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
49
11
23
12
16
13
5
14
2
15
1
2
4
3
5
4
9
5
17
6
21
7
23
8
34
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
44
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
16
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
13
quadruple
5
single
41
triple
24
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
26
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
49
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
11
other
2
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
48
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
20
poor
6
very high
17
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
5
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
11
German
4
Latin
47
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
47
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
9
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
25
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
17
poor
4
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
32
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
3
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
26
occasionally
11
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
13
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
17
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 10
Separate text: no separate text
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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