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
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Cambrai
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Casale Monferrato
1
France
3
Mechelen
10
Netherlands
1
Production method
Manuscript
17
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
Format
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
2
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
17
Number of staves
10
14
11
7
12
3
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
7
6
11
7
12
8
15
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
3
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
5
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
9
Italian
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
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)
17
display script
12
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
2
brown
4
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Type of script: cursive (bastarda)
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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