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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Belgium
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
11
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
16
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
9
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
4
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
7
6
8
7
7
8
16
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
4
single
14
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
5
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
3
Latin
16
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
poor
4
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Material: paper
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Number of staves: 8
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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