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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Vienna
4
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
22
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
2
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
22
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
4
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
7
3
6
4
7
5
10
6
13
7
11
8
11
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
11
quadruple
1
single
18
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
4
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
12
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
1
German
2
Latin
27
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
10
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
14
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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