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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Czech Republic
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France
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Germany
3
Great Britain
1
Italy
12
Spain
2
Cities
Austria
1
Belgium
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1
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
29
Physical type
choirbook
24
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
19
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
12
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
29
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
12
11
8
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
8
7
11
8
11
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
12
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
2
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
15
other
4
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
20
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
10
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
15
German
2
Italian
10
Latin
27
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
16
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
5
hybrida
4
textura
4
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
11
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
3
brown
20
dark brown
2
red
9
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
flourished
9
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
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Borders frequency: occasionally
Number of staves: 14
Number of staves: 8
Pricking frequency: never
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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