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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Arundel
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7
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Production method
Manuscript
30
Printed work
1
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
10
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
single rastrum
21
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
8
11
5
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
17
3
18
4
21
5
31
6
24
7
18
8
18
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
17
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
11
single
25
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
n/a
1
poor
7
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
5
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
27
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
rotonda
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
15
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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