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