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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Czech Republic
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Antwerp
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1
Production method
Manuscript
38
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
34
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
parchment
38
Format
oblong
2
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
1
none visible
11
normally
5
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
34
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
19
11
8
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
2
4
5
5
10
6
18
7
17
8
19
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
38
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
15
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
24
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
16
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
brown
8
red
6
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
13
very high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
18
Italian
6
Latin
38
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
15
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
14
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
4
brown
7
gold
1
red
19
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
9
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
21
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
8
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Material: parchment
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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