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
17
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
13
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
13
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
10
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
9
dark brown
4
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
4
6
12
7
7
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
18
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
9
single
11
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
9
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
4
n/a
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
2
French
11
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
16
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
5
n/a
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
6
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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