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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Manuscript
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
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partbooks (complete set)
4
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
56
Format
oblong
11
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
16
none visible
28
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
40
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
printed staves
1
single rastrum
42
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
20
11
11
12
6
13
2
14
1
2
4
3
6
4
6
5
10
6
17
7
7
8
6
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
39
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
31
single
29
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
39
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
36
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
21
other
4
partial additional staves
27
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
47
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
54
Monophonic Notation
absent
46
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
12
poor
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
2
end symbol
8
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
20
German
7
Italian
12
Latin
50
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
19
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
25
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
18
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
7
display script
4
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
8
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
36
high
14
poor
14
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
56
dark brown
2
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
42
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
7
often
10
rarely
11
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
13
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
10
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
13
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
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Penned initials type: historiated
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Number of staves: 10
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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