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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Belgium
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3
England
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France
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
10
Silesia
3
Spain
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Switzerland
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Basel
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Manuscript
37
Printed work
9
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
8
partbooks (complete set)
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
34
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
24
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
10
never
12
none visible
15
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
28
brown
16
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
printed staves
4
single rastrum
26
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
6
13
1
2
5
3
10
4
17
5
13
6
19
7
13
8
13
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
46
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
17
single
27
triple
4
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
9
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
40
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
not specified
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
12
n/a
9
poor
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
2
French
15
German
7
Italian
6
Latin
39
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
roman
2
rotonda
7
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
13
n/a
9
poor
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
3
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
vignette
1
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Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Colour of notation: black
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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