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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Italy
17
Spain
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3
Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
choirbook
30
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
30
parchment
9
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
18
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
25
dark brown
7
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
10
11
6
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
6
4
7
5
5
6
14
7
11
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
21
single
25
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
32
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
12
poor
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
8
French
25
German
8
Italian
15
Latin
31
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
39
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
13
poor
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
39
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
7
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Presence absence of text: untexted
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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