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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Belgium
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Italy
8
Netherlands
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Spain
1
Utrecht
1
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2
Production method
Manuscript
17
Printed work
4
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
13
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
7
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
4
never
3
none visible
8
normally
4
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
13
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
single rastrum
11
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
3
10
7
11
2
2
5
3
6
4
12
5
8
6
15
7
7
8
9
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
quintuple
1
single
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
21
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
n/a
4
poor
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
12
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
n/a
4
poor
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
8
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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