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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Austria
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France
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Germany
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Italy
5
Cities
Augsburg
1
Bourges
1
Cognac
1
Ferrara
1
Florence
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2
Innsbruck
1
Milan
1
Munich
1
Naples
1
Paris
1
Rome
1
Switzerland
1
Venice
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
7
Format
oblong
3
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
1
none visible
8
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
12
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
2
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
3
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
9
quintuple
1
single
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
10
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
9
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
10
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
13
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
1
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Colour of text: brown
Level of calligraphy text: high
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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