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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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
20
parchment
2
Format
oblong
8
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
10
none visible
12
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
13
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
6
single rastrum
13
straightedge
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
2
12
6
13
2
14
2
2
4
3
7
4
9
5
7
6
6
7
5
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
10
single
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
1
other
3
partial additional staves
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
10
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
poor
13
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
4
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
French
5
German
10
Italian
1
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
22
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
2
poor
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
11
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Kraków, Poland, Biblioteka Jagiellonska, Berlin MS Mus. 40098 (olim Z 98 and Z 8037), c. 1477-82, Tenor partbook, all folios
Regensburg, Germany, Bischöfliche Zentralbibliothek, MS C 98, second quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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