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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1
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1
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3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
62
Physical type
choirbook
35
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
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
12
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
50
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
25
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
n/a
1
never
16
none visible
35
normally
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
32
dark brown
11
light brown
4
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
40
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
11
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
2
13
3
14
1
2
8
3
17
4
14
5
11
6
18
7
12
8
14
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
20
2-part score
2
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
31
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
36
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
34
single
29
triple
2
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
13
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
23
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
42
notation extended into margin
21
other
3
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
blue
1
brown
31
dark brown
4
light brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
6
not specified
1
void mensural
59
Monophonic Notation
absent
52
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
52
high
10
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
14
none
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
8
English
2
Flemish
2
French
27
German
9
Italian
21
Latin
54
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
48
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
36
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
21
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
8
display script
5
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
2
textura
9
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
62
high
10
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
36
blue
3
brown
36
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
38
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
17
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
6
flourished
10
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
20
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
11
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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