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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Cities
Arundel
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Catalonia
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Florence
2
France
2
Hradec Králové
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London
2
Mechelen
6
Seville
1
Siena
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Production method
Manuscript
24
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
tablebook
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
2
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
4
none visible
8
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
8
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
7
6
11
7
11
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
2
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
2
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
24
triple
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
10
other
3
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
1
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
11
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Köln, Germany, Historisches Archiv der Stadt, MS Wallraf (Best. 7010) 75, Early 16th century, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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