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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Germany
5
Great Britain
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Italy
28
Netherlands
2
Silesia
3
Spain
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Switzerland
6
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Antwerp
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1
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1
Torgau
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
1
Windsor
1
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1
Zagan
3
Production method
Manuscript
69
Physical type
choirbook
38
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
10
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
48
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
17
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
19
upright
49
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
9
none visible
44
normally
5
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
69
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
9
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
51
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
20
11
9
12
9
13
4
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
12
4
15
5
11
6
20
7
13
8
15
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
32
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
16
2-part score
2
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
30
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
39
quintuple
1
single
39
triple
2
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
52
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
6
none
14
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
25
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
45
notation extended into margin
27
other
4
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
blue
1
brown
42
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
8
void mensural
64
Monophonic Notation
absent
61
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
22
poor
12
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
none
4
pointers
4
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
3
French
31
German
10
Italian
19
Latin
56
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
54
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
35
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
33
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
17
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
6
display script
6
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
27
poor
12
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
4
brown
44
dark brown
2
red
16
Multiple Texts
no
41
yes
35
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
5
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
20
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
14
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
ornament
2
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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