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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3
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Vienna
7
Wittenberg
1
Zagan
3
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1
Production method
Manuscript
117
Printed work
5
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
93
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
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
3
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
73
paper (with parchment)
5
parchment
40
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
14
upright
108
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
30
n/a
5
never
16
none visible
51
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
68
brown
39
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
reddish brown
5
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
8
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
95
straightedge
14
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
59
11
29
12
17
13
6
14
3
15
1
2
16
3
15
4
26
5
30
6
45
7
40
8
50
9
50
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
29
2-part consecutive
6
2-part opening
47
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
75
3-part score
1
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
100
4-part single page
24
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
58
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
23
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
52
none
56
quadruple
4
single
79
triple
21
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
86
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
16
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
30
variable space, not on grid
20
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
95
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
37
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
74
notation extended into margin
41
other
6
partial additional staves
40
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
94
blue
1
brown
31
dark brown
9
gold
2
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
119
Monophonic Notation
absent
99
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
47
n/a
5
poor
6
very high
24
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
15
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
18
none
5
pointers
8
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
48
signes-de-renvoi
65
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
6
French
38
German
9
Italian
18
Latin
122
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
111
fully texted with two or more texts
19
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
16
provided with single incipit
43
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
44
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
13
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
34
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
6
display script
33
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
6
textura
35
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
44
high
52
n/a
5
poor
10
very high
26
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
88
blue
6
brown
38
dark brown
10
gold
2
grey
1
red
47
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
76
yes
61
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
14
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
33
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
16
occasionally
2
rarely
30
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
27
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
20
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
6
historiated
6
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
10
never
2
normally
53
occasionally
19
often
13
rarely
20
sometimes
15
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
65
calligraphic with decoration
20
calligraphic with grotesque heads
18
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
24
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
19
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
13
normally
11
occasionally
11
often
13
rarely
19
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
17
normally
9
occasionally
10
often
13
rarely
9
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
8
decorative final long
15
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
14
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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