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
34
Physical type
choirbook
29
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
31
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
16
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
15
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
19
11
8
12
7
13
1
2
6
3
5
4
8
5
11
6
16
7
14
8
19
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
10
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
26
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
14
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
12
poor
3
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
4
French
20
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
30
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
11
hybrida
4
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
15
poor
3
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
13
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Edinburgh, Great Britain, National Library of Scotland, MS Adv. 5.1.15, c. 1501-1546, All folios
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