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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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
10
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
6
none visible
20
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
19
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
8
12
6
13
4
14
2
15
1
2
3
3
5
4
8
5
3
6
7
7
5
8
6
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
33
single
10
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
19
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
9
poor
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
13
German
7
Italian
7
Latin
28
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
20
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
7
poor
8
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
20
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
9
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
5
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Indentation for initials: none
Type of notation: void mensural
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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