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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Belgium
17
France
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Italy
10
Netherlands
1
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
1
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Naples
1
Netherlands
1
Paris
1
Pordenone
1
Savoy, France
1
St Gall
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
45
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
37
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
Material
parchment
45
Format
oblong
4
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
2
none visible
15
normally
4
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
38
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
24
11
10
12
5
13
1
14
1
2
5
3
4
4
8
5
12
6
20
7
20
8
24
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
13
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
32
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
30
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
brown
11
red
5
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
45
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
16
poor
1
very high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
19
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
45
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
19
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
36
blue
3
brown
10
red
22
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
19
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
5
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
22
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
11
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Material: parchment
Monophonic notation: absent
Type of notation: void mensural
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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