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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2
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
2
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
5
6
6
5
7
7
8
13
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
quadruple
1
single
9
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
3
very high
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
12
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
5
roman
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
2
very high
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
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Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: untexted
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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