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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Germany
5
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5
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Munich
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1
Stirling
1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
32
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
11
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
24
straightedge
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
28
11
13
12
9
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
8
3
10
4
14
5
22
6
32
7
28
8
31
9
32
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
7
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
30
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
18
poor
3
very high
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
3
French
10
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
32
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
10
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
17
display script
19
hybrida
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
15
poor
3
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
3
brown
5
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
historiated
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
15
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 9
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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