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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Munich
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Stirling
1
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
17
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
6
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
12
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
9
12
6
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
3
4
4
5
11
6
11
7
11
8
17
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
4
quadruple
2
single
17
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
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
9
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
3
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
6
hybrida
2
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
6
poor
4
very high
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
1
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Number of staves: 9
Pricking frequency: none visible
Number of staves: 10
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-26 (II A 21) (olim 8707), First half of 16th century, All folios
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