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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Bourges
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Brussels
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Florence
2
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2
Mechelen
11
Rome
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
23
Material
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
1
none visible
6
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
8
12
2
2
3
3
1
4
2
5
7
6
9
7
15
8
19
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
16
none
3
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
19
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
5
poor
1
very high
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
11
Italian
2
Latin
20
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
19
display script
16
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
8
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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