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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Portugal
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Spain
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Switzerland
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
21
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
30
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
14
none visible
15
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
12
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
5
single rastrum
23
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
6
12
6
13
1
2
4
3
5
4
5
5
5
6
12
7
5
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
10
2-part score
2
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
30
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
15
single
19
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
14
other
3
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
10
n/a
1
poor
8
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
9
none
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
14
German
5
Italian
6
Latin
25
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
24
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
23
untexted
30
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
2
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
9
n/a
1
poor
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
18
dark brown
5
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Pricking frequency: normally
Physical format: upright
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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