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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Great Britain
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Cities
Basel
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1
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
25
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
Format
oblong
4
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
17
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
19
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
7
11
6
12
3
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
2
6
10
7
8
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
16
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
27
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
6
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
7
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
20
German
2
Italian
11
Latin
27
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
9
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
25
dark brown
2
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: brown
Copy language name: Latin
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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