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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Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
83
Material
paper
83
Format
upright
83
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
n/a
1
never
16
none visible
35
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
34
dark brown
6
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
11
freehand
1
single rastrum
69
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
36
11
24
12
19
13
7
14
3
15
2
2
13
3
14
4
17
5
18
6
24
7
24
8
27
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
35
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
48
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
74
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
44
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
21
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
43
single
49
triple
5
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
56
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
66
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
10
made for complete additional staves
30
notation and staves extended into margin
53
notation extended into margin
27
other
5
partial additional staves
29
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
8
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
54
brown
32
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
2
void mensural
80
Monophonic Notation
absent
55
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
45
high
34
n/a
1
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
2
end symbol
11
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
41
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
19
German
5
Italian
6
Latin
77
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
73
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
21
untexted
26
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
5
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
32
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
41
high
32
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
49
blue
3
brown
35
dark brown
7
dark red
1
green
1
red
28
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
55
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
normally
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
21
occasionally
11
often
10
rarely
13
sometimes
13
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
48
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
11
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
7
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
2
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
vignette
1
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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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