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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Great Britain
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
paper
22
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
25
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
printed staves
5
single rastrum
14
straightedge
5
Number of staves
10
8
11
3
12
7
13
4
14
3
15
3
2
2
3
8
4
3
5
5
6
7
7
5
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
10
single
12
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
6
other
3
partial additional staves
8
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
4
poor
6
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
German
5
Italian
3
Latin
25
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
3
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
25
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
4
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Pricking frequency: never
Colour of text: black
Type of notation: void mensural
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40021 (olim Z 21), c. 1485-1500, All folios
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