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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Locations of Origin
Countries
Belgium
14
France
1
Cities
Antwerp
1
Bourges
1
Brussels
10
France
1
Mechelen
12
Netherlands
1
Savoy, France
1
Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
22
Material
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
22
Number of staves
1
2
10
19
11
11
12
4
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
2
5
7
6
10
7
13
8
19
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
17
4-part opening
22
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
19
none
2
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
high
1
very high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
9
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
17
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
4
very high
20
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
2
red
19
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
18
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
often
3
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
11
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Physical type: choirbook
Level of calligraphy music: very high
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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