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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London
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4
Munich
3
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1
Vienna
3
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Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
17
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
4
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
6
4
8
5
11
6
12
7
14
8
17
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
3
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
2
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
14
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
11
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
3
dark brown
2
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
decorated
2
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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