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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Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
27
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
26
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
8
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
4
13
3
14
1
2
10
3
10
4
12
5
12
6
12
7
16
8
16
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
17
single
20
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
10
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
other
4
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
8
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
16
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
9
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
30
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
15
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
9
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
15
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
6
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Udine, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Vincenzo Joppi, MS Joppi 165, 1494-1501, All folios
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