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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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
2
none visible
20
normally
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often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
29
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
4
12
1
13
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14
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15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
5
4
9
5
3
6
6
7
5
8
8
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
14
single
18
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
14
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
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Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
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French
20
German
4
Italian
9
Latin
21
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
3
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
17
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
3
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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