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
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Italy
7
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Basel
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Vic
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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
24
Format
oblong
4
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
12
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
12
dark brown
5
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
8
12
6
13
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
3
6
8
7
6
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
12
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
13
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
4
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
7
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
11
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
11
German
2
Italian
6
Latin
24
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
4
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
7
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
7
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Type of script: cursive (humanistic)
Locations name: Vic
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 34 (= MaiM 88), 1521 - c. 1530, All folios
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