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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
1
Germany
2
Great Britain
5
Italy
7
Spain
1
Switzerland
2
Cities
Arundel
1
Augsburg
1
Austria
1
Basel
2
Bologna
4
Brussels
1
Ferrara
1
Germany
1
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
5
Mechelen
1
Naples
2
Rome
2
Seville
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
19
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
printed staves
5
single rastrum
12
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
12
6
13
3
14
3
15
3
3
6
4
1
5
3
6
4
7
5
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
7
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
4
other
3
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
3
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
5
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
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
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
9
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
3
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
17
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
4
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Level of calligraphy text: high
Penned 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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