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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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
4
Material
paper
3
parchment
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
2
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
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11
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
quadruple
1
single
3
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
2
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Penned initials frequency: occasionally
Copy language name: Latin
Production method: Manuscript
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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