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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Portugal
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Spain
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Cities
Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
choirbook
36
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
6
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
8
none visible
18
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
25
dark brown
8
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
13
11
9
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
14
7
11
8
7
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
39
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
37
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
24
quintuple
1
single
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
21
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
33
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
13
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
12
pointers
3
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
25
German
2
Italian
14
Latin
39
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
29
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
13
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
39
dark brown
3
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
15
occasionally
7
often
6
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Colour of text: brown
Copy language name: Latin
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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