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
16
France
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Great Britain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Arundel
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Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
10
England
1
France
1
Mechelen
14
Munich
1
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
25
Material
parchment
25
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
23
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
23
11
12
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
12
6
15
7
18
8
23
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
18
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
2
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
8
Latin
24
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
17
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
1
brown
2
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
18
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Indentation for initials: single
Material: parchment
Number of staves: 9
Physical type: choirbook
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Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 431 (G.20), 1480-90, All folios
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