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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Production method
Manuscript
140
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
96
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
5
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
4
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
78
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
53
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
33
upright
106
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
33
n/a
1
never
28
none visible
60
normally
12
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
65
brown
53
dark brown
15
gold
1
light brown
8
red
7
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
17
freehand
12
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
98
straightedge
19
triple rastrum
14
Number of staves
1
8
10
52
11
29
12
21
13
9
14
4
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
15
3
27
4
26
5
32
6
50
7
39
8
53
9
48
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
42
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
51
2-part score
2
2-part single page
27
3-part consecutive
8
3-part opening
89
3-part score
3
3-part single page
27
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
103
4-part score
1
4-part single page
27
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
55
5-part single page
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
19
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
40
none
67
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
79
triple
20
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
106
left below voice parts as part of grid
9
left between voice parts as part of grid
10
none
22
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
26
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
90
not in dedicated space
38
provided, in dedicated space
28
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
37
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
88
notation extended into margin
54
other
3
partial additional staves
48
staveline added
29
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
89
blue
2
brown
46
dark brown
15
gold
2
light brown
4
red
11
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
11
full mensural
13
strene notation
1
void mensural
133
Monophonic Notation
absent
117
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
56
high
54
poor
12
very high
26
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
14
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
23
none
5
pointers
13
repeat signs
43
signa congruentiae
55
signes-de-renvoi
73
space-filler
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
11
English
4
Flemish
8
French
59
German
7
Italian
33
Latin
117
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
35
fully texted with one text
114
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
33
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
63
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
59
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
26
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
9
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
43
cursive (humanistic)
21
cursive (italic)
15
display script
29
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
60
high
52
poor
15
very high
26
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
84
blue
8
brown
56
dark brown
11
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
44
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
77
yes
73
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
14
rarely
34
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
15
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
33
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
10
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
25
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
26
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
10
historiated
5
plain initials
6
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
16
never
1
normally
51
occasionally
19
often
14
rarely
26
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
60
calligraphic with decoration
25
calligraphic with grotesque heads
28
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
23
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
30
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
15
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
26
sometimes
9
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
20
normally
7
occasionally
12
often
10
rarely
16
sometimes
13
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
5
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
23
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
14
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), Early 16th century, 39-66
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