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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Great Britain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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Cognac
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England
2
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Mechelen
4
Munich
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Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
14
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
parchment
15
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
8
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
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10
10
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7
12
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13
3
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
2
5
6
6
6
7
7
8
15
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
3
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
French
3
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
8
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
2
light brown
1
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with two or more texts
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Separate text: no separate text
Multiple texts: yes
Number of staves: 6
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Uppsala, Sweden, Universitetsbiblioteket, MS Vokalmusik i Handskrift 76a, c. 1490-1520, All folios
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