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
8
Belgium
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10
Great Britain
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Switzerland
4
Cities
Augsburg
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Basel
4
Brussels
3
Germany
4
Mechelen
3
Munich
10
Munich, Germany
1
Spain
1
Stirling
1
Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
Material
paper
22
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
3
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
4
12
5
2
14
3
15
4
18
5
20
6
22
7
22
8
22
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
6
single
22
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
12
poor
4
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
21
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
12
hybrida
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
13
poor
4
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
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Material: paper
Number of staves: 6
Number of staves: 7
Number of staves: 8
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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