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
Great Britain
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Italy
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Spain
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Cities
Belgium
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England
1
Florence
3
France
1
Italy
1
Mantua
1
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1
Segovia
1
Spain
1
Toledo
1
Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
7
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
10
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
5
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
5
7
4
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part score
1
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
1
French
7
Italian
8
Latin
8
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Colour of staves: brown
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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