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
Italy
7
Spain
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Cities
Belgium
1
Catalonia
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Florence
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France
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Italy
1
Italy (North)
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Mantua
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Naples
1
Pisa
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Pordenone
1
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1
Seville
1
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1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
9
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
3
none visible
7
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
8
dark brown
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
7
7
6
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
11
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
1
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Number of staves: 7
Extra space: left below voice parts as part of grid
Locations part of: Germany
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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