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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Cities
Basel
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
13
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
8
Format
oblong
5
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
15
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
19
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
13
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
5
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
3
6
9
7
5
8
5
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
12
quintuple
1
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
14
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
15
Italian
10
Latin
18
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
2
littera notabilior
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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