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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Switzerland
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Cities
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Spain
2
Stirling
1
Venice
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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
35
Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
35
Format
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
7
none visible
14
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
29
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
5
12
5
2
14
3
16
4
19
5
22
6
35
7
25
8
23
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
13
single
29
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
18
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
15
poor
9
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
French
6
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
33
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
4
display script
14
hybrida
4
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
16
poor
10
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
18
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
littera notabilior
2
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Separate text: not in dedicated space
Pricking frequency: sometimes
Multiple texts: yes
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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