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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Italy
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1
Portugal
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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
single leaf
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
11
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
17
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
11
11
4
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
5
3
6
4
8
5
6
6
11
7
6
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
7
single
30
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
11
other
5
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
3
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
12
German
7
Italian
6
Latin
25
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
21
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
3
display script
4
hybrida
3
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
8
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
30
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
6
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
7
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Colour of text: brown
Indentation for initials: single
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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