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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Silesia
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Cities
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England
1
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Glarus, Switzerland
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2
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3
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
7
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
5
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
11
3
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
4
5
2
6
3
7
3
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
6
3-part score
2
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
6
single
5
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
French
7
German
5
Italian
1
Latin
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
10
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1596, c. 1495, All folios
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