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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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
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Cities
Brussels
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Casale Monferrato
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Savoy, France
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Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
5
Format
oblong
2
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
19
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
2
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
5
6
3
7
2
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
11
single
9
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
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
3
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
13
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
7
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Italian
3
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
16
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
4
hybrida
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
11
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
4
brown
12
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
19
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
7
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Copy language name: Latin
Penned initials type: flourished
Pricking frequency: none visible
Type of notation: void mensural
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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