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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
4
Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
Basel
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Brussels
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Vic
1
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
9
12
7
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
3
6
7
7
4
8
12
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
9
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
8
none
13
single
15
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
26
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
8
dark brown
8
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
8
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
13
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
10
Italian
6
Latin
25
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
4
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
10
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
12
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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