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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Countries
Belgium
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Germany
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
Augsburg
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Brussels
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England
1
Florence
1
Mechelen
3
Munich
1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (fragment)
2
Material
parchment
9
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
3
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
1
13
1
4
3
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
1
quadruple
2
single
8
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
ornament
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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