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
39
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
Material
paper
17
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
8
none visible
11
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
single rastrum
33
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
39
11
17
12
10
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
5
4
7
5
15
6
19
7
19
8
25
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
9
quadruple
5
single
30
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
15
poor
4
very high
14
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
4
French
15
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
37
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
37
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
18
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
poor
3
very high
16
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
21
occasionally
8
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, University Library, MS Nn.6.46, c. 1500, All folios
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