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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Cities
Antwerp
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Mechelen
17
Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
39
Physical type
choirbook
37
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
2
none visible
11
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
38
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
24
11
16
12
5
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
7
5
13
6
18
7
20
8
28
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
39
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
12
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
34
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
36
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
13
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
39
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
17
poor
1
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
3
French
21
Italian
3
Latin
33
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
39
display script
22
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
17
poor
1
very high
19
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
brown
13
light brown
2
red
22
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
18
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
23
occasionally
10
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Physical format: upright
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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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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