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
France
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
2
Cities
Burgundy
1
Catalonia
1
Florence
4
France
1
Italy (North)
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London
1
Mantua
1
Naples
1
Netherlands
1
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1
Rome
1
Segovia
1
Toledo
1
Windsor
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
11
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
6
normally
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
6
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
6
11
4
12
2
3
3
4
1
5
2
6
6
7
2
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
4
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
9
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
12
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
3
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
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