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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Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
Format
oblong
5
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
3
straightedge
16
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
4
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
7
4
5
5
8
6
7
7
3
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
2
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
15
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
3
poor
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Adhoc adaptation: made for complete additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Number of staves: 3
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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