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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Spain
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Cities
Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
69
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
63
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
27
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
never
7
none visible
27
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
30
brown
27
dark brown
9
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
7
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
36
11
21
12
11
13
3
2
7
3
5
4
8
5
15
6
27
7
23
8
29
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
29
2-part score
1
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
57
3-part score
1
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
64
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
38
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
28
none
26
quadruple
4
single
47
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
65
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
44
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
32
notation and staves extended into margin
69
notation extended into margin
43
other
3
partial additional staves
35
staveline added
19
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
9
full mensural
5
void mensural
67
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
21
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
23
poor
4
very high
16
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
10
custodes
1
end symbol
20
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
27
signa congruentiae
37
signes-de-renvoi
69
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
English
2
Flemish
4
French
33
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
61
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
62
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
32
Type of Script
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
5
display script
20
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
32
high
23
poor
5
very high
15
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
3
brown
28
dark brown
8
light brown
1
red
29
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
32
occasionally
12
often
6
rarely
17
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
38
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
17
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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