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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Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
1
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Brussels
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Netherlands
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1
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2
Wittenberg
2
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Production method
Manuscript
41
Printed work
6
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
36
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
8
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
10
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
n/a
6
never
5
none visible
9
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
47
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
printed staves
3
single rastrum
36
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
17
12
8
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
5
3
9
4
13
5
19
6
27
7
22
8
31
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
24
4-part opening
36
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
47
none
8
quadruple
4
single
40
triple
20
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
13
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
45
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
47
dark brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
18
n/a
6
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
custodes
1
end symbol
6
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
9
Latin
45
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
47
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
24
humanistic
1
roman
2
rotonda
4
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
17
n/a
6
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
47
blue
1
dark brown
1
red
30
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
3
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
22
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: fair
Monophonic notation: present
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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