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
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
6
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
3
normally
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
4
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
single rastrum
4
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
6
11
4
12
2
2
2
3
1
4
2
6
2
7
2
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
3
single
7
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
7
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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