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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
6
England
1
Germany
1
Great Britain
5
Cities
Antwerp
1
Brussels
4
England
1
Germany (South)
1
London
4
Mechelen
5
Northamptonshire
1
Wittenberg
1
Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
9
partbooks (complete set)
4
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
oblong
4
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
5
none visible
3
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
5
12
3
13
2
14
1
3
5
4
3
5
4
6
4
7
6
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
8
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
3
single
8
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
14
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
6
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
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