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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Italy
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Cities
Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Printed work
3
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
3
never
3
none visible
8
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
2
2
4
3
5
4
9
5
8
6
10
7
4
8
8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
6
single
13
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
5
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
1
roman
3
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
n/a
3
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 33, 1495-1520, All folios
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