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
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Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment)
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
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Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
7
none visible
14
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
2
n/a
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
5
2
7
3
10
4
11
5
11
6
25
7
11
8
9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
12
single
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
15
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
2
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
6
Italian
11
Latin
20
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
5
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
8
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
5
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Number of staves: 6
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 e, First quarter of the 16th century,
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