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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Cities
Brussels
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
18
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
14
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
none visible
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
17
11
8
12
3
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
4
5
6
6
12
7
11
8
14
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
4
quadruple
3
single
17
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
4
French
10
German
1
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
22
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
15
display script
15
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
14
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2439, c. 1505-10, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 21, 1521-25, All folios
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