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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Italy
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Silesia
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Belgium
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France
3
Mantua
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1
Rome
1
Zagan
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
1
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
1
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
4
7
3
8
4
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
1
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
6
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
French
6
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Physical type: music treatise(s) containing polyphony
Number of staves: 2
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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