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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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
16
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
10
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
4
12
3
2
2
3
1
4
4
5
5
6
5
7
7
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
7
single
11
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
other
3
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
5
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
French
6
Italian
3
Latin
15
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
4
hybrida
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
4
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Material: paper
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Physical format: upright
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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