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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Austria
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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Brussels
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Flanders
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
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Munich
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Naples
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Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
26
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
26
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
17
11
9
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
10
3
10
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14
5
20
6
27
7
24
8
25
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
21
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
21
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
5
quadruple
2
single
25
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
16
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
8
German
3
Italian
1
Latin
26
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
display script
27
hybrida
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
19
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
3
brown
2
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
26
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 6
Type of script: display script
Colour of text: black
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F IX 55, c. 1507-1510, All folios
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