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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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
17
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
11
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
3
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
8
7
8
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
10
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
n/a
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
2
French
18
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
18
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Locations name: Eton
Penned initials frequency: sometimes
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Painted initials type: historiated
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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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