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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Countries
Belgium
3
France
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Germany
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Great Britain
4
Italy
3
Cities
Arundel
2
Brussels
3
Eton
1
Germany (South)
1
Glarus, Switzerland
1
London
2
Mechelen
3
Naples
2
Paris
1
Rome
2
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
4
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
3
normally
3
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
6
12
5
13
4
14
3
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
6
6
7
7
7
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
7
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
6
none
6
single
10
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
3
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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