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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Great Britain
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Italy (North)
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London
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
partbook (single)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
16
normally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
15
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
7
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
7
11
2
12
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
12
7
9
8
12
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
9
2-part score
2
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part score
3
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
poor
6
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
none
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
13
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
3
French
18
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
20
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
poor
7
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
3
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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