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 (North)
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Spain
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Cities
Basel
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Belgium
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Brussels
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Production method
Manuscript
63
Physical type
choirbook
60
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
26
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
never
6
none visible
24
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
29
brown
24
dark brown
7
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
53
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
36
11
21
12
11
13
3
2
5
3
3
4
6
5
13
6
22
7
23
8
29
9
35
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
28
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
53
3-part score
1
3-part single page
18
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
59
4-part single page
20
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
35
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
27
none
22
quadruple
3
single
45
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
60
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
41
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
9
made for complete additional staves
30
notation and staves extended into margin
63
notation extended into margin
38
other
3
partial additional staves
32
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
brown
23
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
3
void mensural
62
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
22
poor
4
very high
16
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
17
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
63
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
1
Flemish
4
French
29
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
56
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
26
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
19
humanistic
3
hybrida
7
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
22
poor
5
very high
15
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
42
blue
3
brown
24
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
27
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
1
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
31
occasionally
10
often
6
rarely
16
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
34
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
11
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Physical format: upright
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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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