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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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Silesia
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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England
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Ferrara
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Florence
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London
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
4
Material
paper
12
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
3
11
2
2
3
3
3
4
6
5
2
6
5
7
2
8
2
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part score
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
2
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
2
English
2
French
7
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
12
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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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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