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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Basel
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England
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
4
none visible
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
5
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
1
6
3
7
3
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
6
pointers
4
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
humanistic
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Other decoration frequency: rarely
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 f, First quarter of the 16th century,
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