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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Antwerp
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Mechelen
20
Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
choirbook
37
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
3
none visible
10
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
39
brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
39
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
31
11
15
12
7
13
1
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
13
6
17
7
19
8
31
9
39
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
29
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
11
quadruple
4
single
31
triple
20
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
poor
1
very high
21
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
4
French
11
German
1
Latin
37
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
25
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
poor
1
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
39
blue
1
brown
2
red
31
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
27
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
16
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of staves: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Number of staves: 9
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Type of notation: void mensural
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 10, First decade of the 16th century, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 5-9, c. 1510-1547, All folios
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