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
Belgium
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France
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Great Britain
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Italy
9
Switzerland
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Cities
Antwerp
1
Augsburg
1
Basel
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Casale Monferrato
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Italy (North)
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London
2
Mantua
1
Mechelen
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Naples
2
Padua
1
Rome
2
Siena
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
13
parchment
4
Format
oblong
5
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
10
none visible
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
2
12
1
2
1
3
3
4
1
5
1
6
4
7
3
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
11
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
10
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
16
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
4
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
signa congruentiae
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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