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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Germany
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Great Britain
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2
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
7
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
7
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
8
11
5
12
7
13
5
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
3
1
4
1
5
4
6
4
7
5
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
7
single
9
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
2
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
15
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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