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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Czech Republic
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Florence
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France
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Hradec Králové
1
London
1
Paris
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Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
1
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
8
normally
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
3
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
5
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
6
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
1
French
8
Italian
5
Latin
8
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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