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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Countries
Belgium
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Italy
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
18
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
11
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
11
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
8
7
9
8
11
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
20
3-part score
2
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
1
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
4
none
9
quintuple
1
single
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
18
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
16
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
3
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
8
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
5
littera notabilior
2
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Adhoc adaptation: Indentation for initials filled in
Ruling medium: straightedge
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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