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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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
parchment
15
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
8
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
11
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
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14
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15
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16
1
17
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4
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4
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15
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12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
2
quadruple
2
single
13
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
7
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
3
German
1
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
8
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: black
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 5
Physical format: upright
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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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