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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France
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Cities
Bourges
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
14
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
8
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
single rastrum
11
straightedge
5
Number of staves
10
7
11
6
12
3
13
2
14
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
8
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
quintuple
1
single
11
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
15
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
3
poor
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
7
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
14
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
8
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
4
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
14
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
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Number of staves: 9
Colour of notation: brown
Production method: Manuscript
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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