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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Venice
2
Verona
2
Vic
1
Vienna
8
Windsor
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
135
Printed work
1
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
109
choirbook (fragment(s))
5
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
3
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
4
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
79
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
49
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
4
Format
upright
136
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
29
n/a
1
never
27
none visible
51
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
11
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
70
brown
46
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
7
n/a
1
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
8
freehand
10
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
105
straightedge
17
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
6
10
62
11
32
12
19
13
8
14
4
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
22
3
22
4
30
5
39
6
50
7
50
8
64
9
55
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
8
2-part opening
54
2-part single page
28
3-part consecutive
10
3-part opening
87
3-part score
2
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
114
4-part single page
29
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
66
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
26
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
51
none
57
quadruple
5
single
90
triple
23
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
96
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
20
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
34
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
95
not in dedicated space
29
provided, in dedicated space
23
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
43
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
79
notation extended into margin
44
other
5
partial additional staves
44
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
10
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
98
brown
39
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
11
full mensural
11
strene notation
1
void mensural
126
Monophonic Notation
absent
108
present
32
Level of Calligraphy
fair
49
high
53
n/a
1
poor
11
very high
25
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
19
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
9
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
50
signes-de-renvoi
77
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
4
French
41
German
7
Italian
17
Latin
122
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
117
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
11
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
42
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
49
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
46
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
4
display script
39
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
3
textura
33
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
56
high
51
n/a
1
poor
9
very high
28
Colour of Text
black
91
blue
7
brown
46
dark brown
9
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
54
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
82
yes
61
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
32
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
12
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
6
never
7
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
27
sometimes
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
9
flourished
6
historiated
5
plain initials
7
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
11
never
1
normally
46
occasionally
22
often
11
rarely
27
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
63
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
23
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
19
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
11
occasionally
8
often
11
rarely
23
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
6
occasionally
10
often
11
rarely
11
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
6
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
17
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
8
ornament
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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