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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Torgau
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Utrecht
1
Venice
3
Vic
1
Vienna
2
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
117
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
2
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
84
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
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)
2
partbooks (complete set)
13
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
72
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
44
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
27
upright
95
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
29
n/a
6
never
25
none visible
48
normally
11
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
66
brown
41
dark brown
13
gold
1
light brown
4
red
6
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
10
freehand
10
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
86
straightedge
17
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
6
10
50
11
28
12
21
13
9
14
4
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
12
3
21
4
17
5
28
6
47
7
33
8
45
9
44
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
37
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
7
2-part opening
46
2-part score
2
2-part single page
24
3-part consecutive
7
3-part opening
76
3-part score
3
3-part single page
25
4-part consecutive
5
4-part opening
92
4-part score
1
4-part single page
24
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
53
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
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
42
none
57
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
67
triple
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
90
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
8
none
20
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
84
not in dedicated space
30
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
31
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
77
notation extended into margin
45
other
3
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
23
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
87
blue
2
brown
34
dark brown
12
gold
2
light brown
1
red
9
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
11
full mensural
12
strene notation
1
void mensural
117
Monophonic Notation
absent
101
present
27
Level of Calligraphy
fair
48
high
44
n/a
5
poor
8
very high
24
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
21
none
5
pointers
8
repeat signs
34
signa congruentiae
49
signes-de-renvoi
66
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
10
English
3
Flemish
7
French
48
German
5
Italian
27
Latin
122
Spanish
10
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
107
fully texted with two or more texts
20
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
28
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
17
provided with single incipit
53
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
48
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
24
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
7
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
12
display script
27
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
3
rotonda
5
textura
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
53
high
41
n/a
5
poor
10
very high
25
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
82
blue
8
brown
41
dark brown
10
dark red
1
gold
2
green
1
grey
1
red
40
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Multiple Texts
no
73
yes
59
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
16
normally
1
rarely
31
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
17
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
28
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
24
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
22
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
9
historiated
5
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
1
normally
47
occasionally
15
often
13
rarely
22
sometimes
14
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
53
calligraphic with decoration
19
calligraphic with grotesque heads
21
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
22
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
29
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
22
sometimes
7
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
19
normally
7
occasionally
10
often
10
rarely
12
sometimes
13
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
6
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
18
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
9
littera notabilior
13
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.164-167, c. 1515-c. 1540, MS Magliabechi XIX.167 (Cantus), All folios
Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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