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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Belgium
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Brussels
2
France
2
London
2
Mechelen
3
Windsor
1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
4
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
6
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
2
3
3
4
3
5
3
6
3
7
2
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
1
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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