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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Portugal
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Spain
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Cities
Augsburg
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Savoy, France
1
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Production method
Manuscript
43
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
40
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
16
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
41
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
3
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
43
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
7
12
2
13
1
2
9
3
7
4
12
5
16
6
21
7
19
8
24
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
24
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
43
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
39
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
20
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
34
triple
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
18
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
32
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
18
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
38
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
42
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (italic)
3
display script
17
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
18
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
43
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
3
brown
16
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
13
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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