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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Czech Republic
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Cities
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
6
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
5
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
5
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
5
7
2
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 215-216, between 1503-18, perhaps 1516, All folios
Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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