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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Germany
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Great Britain
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Cities
Basel
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1
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London
4
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
1
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
8
Format
oblong
5
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
printed staves
4
single rastrum
2
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
1
3
4
4
1
5
3
6
2
8
1
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Pricking frequency: never
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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