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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Cities
Antwerp
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London
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Mechelen
7
Munich
1
Northamptonshire
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Stirling
1
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
19
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
7
normally
4
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
8
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
12
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
13
12
7
13
4
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
3
4
6
5
9
6
12
7
16
8
18
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
7
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
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
10
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
11
poor
2
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
3
Flemish
1
French
5
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
7
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
9
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
3
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
2
rarely
8
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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