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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Countries
Austria
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Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Basel
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Brussels
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Florence
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London
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Mechelen
3
Munich
8
Munich, Germany
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Vienna
6
Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
6
Material
paper
21
parchment
4
Format
oblong
9
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
7
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
5
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
printed staves
4
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
1
12
1
2
11
3
25
4
15
5
16
6
16
7
15
8
16
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
8
single
18
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
poor
3
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
11
poor
3
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
1
brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
4
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Type of notation: void mensural
Separate text: no separate text
Number of staves: 3
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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