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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Antwerp
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Vienna
4
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
10
normally
5
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
23
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
4
12
2
13
1
2
6
3
7
4
7
5
7
6
12
7
12
8
16
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
25
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
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
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
11
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
22
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
6
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
17
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
2
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Indentation for initials: single
Physical format: upright
Indentation for initials: none
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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