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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Countries
Belgium
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Cities
Belgium
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Brussels
8
Cambrai
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Casale Monferrato
2
France
4
Mechelen
10
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
19
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
12
Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
1
none visible
3
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
4
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
19
Number of staves
10
14
11
8
12
3
2
3
3
1
4
4
5
7
6
11
7
12
8
16
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
3
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
6
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
6
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
10
Italian
1
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
19
display script
12
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
2
brown
6
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Physical format: upright
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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