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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Spain
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Cities
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England
1
Florence
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London
1
Seville
1
Tarazona
4
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
6
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
3
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
7
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
1
6
2
7
1
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
dark brown
11
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
1
Italian
1
Latin
11
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
1
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
dark brown
11
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Type of notation: full mensural
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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