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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Austria
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Germany
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
1
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
6
none visible
8
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
14
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
5
12
4
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
1
6
6
7
3
8
5
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
single
12
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
5
other
3
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
20
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
2
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
9
German
5
Italian
4
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
17
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
5
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Colour of notation: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Monophonic notation: absent
Production method: Manuscript
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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