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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Austria
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Great Britain
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Cities
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London
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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8
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
29
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
partbook (single)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
19
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
32
brown
6
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
28
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
19
11
9
12
6
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
17
3
18
4
23
5
34
6
31
7
34
8
32
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
7
quadruple
2
single
34
triple
9
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
21
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
brown
3
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
18
poor
4
very high
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
2
French
5
German
2
Latin
31
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
21
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
21
poor
2
very high
6
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of staves: black
Copy language name: Dutch
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Number of staves: 7
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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