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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Countries
France
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Bourges
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Coimbra
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France
3
Germany
2
Mantua
1
Segovia
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Spain
1
Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
parchment
3
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
5
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
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red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
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2
3
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
quintuple
1
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
brown
10
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
1
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
9
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
hybrida
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
3
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Borders size: partial borders: one- and two-sided
Locations name: Arundel
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 11
Pricking frequency: never
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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