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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Munich, Germany
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Netherlands
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Northamptonshire
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
55
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
49
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
upright
55
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
5
none visible
21
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
55
brown
5
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
48
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
37
11
20
12
12
13
2
14
2
15
1
2
16
3
17
4
23
5
32
6
36
7
39
8
55
9
44
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
40
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
50
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
43
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
38
none
14
quadruple
3
single
50
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
28
variable space, not on grid
24
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
49
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
53
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
44
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
24
poor
5
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
4
French
11
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
53
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
55
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
35
roman
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
27
poor
3
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
54
blue
2
brown
3
dark brown
1
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
red
40
Multiple Texts
no
32
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
2
historiated
3
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
23
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Number of staves: 8
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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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