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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
15
Portugal
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Silesia
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Spain
2
Cities
Antwerp
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Bourges
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Brussels
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1
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1
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1
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3
Production method
Manuscript
47
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
37
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
13
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
6
none visible
13
normally
9
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
17
dark brown
5
gold
2
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
33
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
19
11
9
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
7
4
9
5
8
6
18
7
13
8
17
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
35
3-part score
2
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
37
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
4
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
16
none
24
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
17
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
22
other
1
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
37
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
5
gold
3
red
6
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
18
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
14
pointers
7
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
English
4
Flemish
4
French
21
German
4
Italian
9
Latin
43
Spanish
5
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
43
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
22
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
9
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
19
poor
3
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
19
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
2
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
24
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
15
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
14
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
17
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
8
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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