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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Basel
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London
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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
23
Format
oblong
7
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
7
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
20
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
printed staves
4
single rastrum
15
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
1
12
1
2
14
3
23
4
16
5
17
6
15
7
13
8
14
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
9
single
15
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
14
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
poor
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
German
4
Italian
1
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
9
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
1
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
4
flourished
4
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: black
Material: paper
Number of staves: 3
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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