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
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Physical type
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
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Format
oblong
7
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
5
none visible
4
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
5
dark brown
4
light brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
8
11
6
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
6
5
2
6
5
7
4
8
5
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
8
single
9
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
2
dark brown
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
14
Spanish
7
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
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
5
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 18 (olim 143), Early 16th century, All folios
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