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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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
28
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
13
normally
5
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
13
11
9
12
5
13
4
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
3
3
2
4
6
5
9
6
10
7
12
8
18
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
6
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
10
none
12
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
24
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
6
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
19
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
1
French
14
Italian
3
Latin
29
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
8
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
25
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
3
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
21
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
32
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
6
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Physical format: upright
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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