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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Locations of Origin
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Great Britain
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Silesia
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Flanders
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Glarus, Switzerland
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Italy (North)
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London
4
Portugal
1
Zagan
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
1
Format
oblong
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
4
Ruling Medium
printed staves
5
single rastrum
6
straightedge
1
Number of staves
3
4
4
3
5
4
6
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
2
4-part opening
2
5-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
4
quadruple
1
single
2
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
French
5
German
4
Italian
2
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
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Physical format: oblong
Penned initials type: plain initials
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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