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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England
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Netherlands
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Portugal
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Silesia
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Tarazona
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3
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
8
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
35
Format
oblong
19
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
2
never
10
none visible
20
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
18
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
printed staves
4
single rastrum
22
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
4
12
3
2
3
3
5
4
14
5
10
6
10
7
7
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
35
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part score
2
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
16
single
18
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
11
other
3
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
8
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
9
n/a
1
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
5
Dutch
3
English
1
French
16
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
30
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
10
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
13
n/a
1
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
8
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Material: paper
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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