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
Belgium
2
Czech Republic
2
Germany
1
Italy
2
Netherlands
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bologna
1
Emmerich
1
Ferrara
1
Hradec Králové
1
Köln
1
Mechelen
1
Naples
1
Prague
1
Utrecht
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
2
Material
paper
4
parchment
4
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
5
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
3
11
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
6
1
7
1
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
8
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
French
1
German
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
1
gold
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
sometimes
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
1
Other Decoration Type
diagrams
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part consecutive
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
Production method: Manuscript
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
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