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
47
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
poetry collection with some notated music
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
26
parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
9
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
37
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
23
11
12
12
7
13
2
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
17
3
18
4
24
5
30
6
38
7
47
8
41
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
37
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
26
none
13
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
43
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
22
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
10
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
46
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
21
poor
7
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
14
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
42
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
42
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
textura
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
25
poor
6
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
3
brown
9
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
28
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
12
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
8
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 h, c. 1520, 3, 4
Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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