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
Belgium
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Bourges
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Brussels
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Burgundy
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Casale Monferrato
2
Flanders
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France
4
Mechelen
15
Netherlands
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1
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
28
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
25
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
20
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
1
none visible
6
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
27
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
20
11
11
12
4
13
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
9
6
16
7
14
8
20
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
28
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
6
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
23
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
6
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
13
very high
13
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
14
Italian
2
Latin
27
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
display script
18
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
1
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
2
brown
7
light brown
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
18
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
8
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Monophonic notation: absent
Multiple texts: yes
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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