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
Belgium
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Germany
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Cities
Brussels
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Burgundy
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Florence
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Germany (South)
4
Italy
1
Mechelen
8
Pisa
1
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1
Wittenberg
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
21
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
19
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
5
6
9
7
10
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
1
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
7
quadruple
2
single
16
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
5
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
21
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (italic)
3
display script
14
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
13
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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