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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Production method
Manuscript
13
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
15
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
15
parchment
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
6
never
4
none visible
4
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
4
dark brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
6
12
3
2
1
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
2
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
6
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
8
other
2
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
n/a
6
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
19
custodes
2
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
2
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
9
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
humanistic
2
roman
3
rotonda
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
n/a
6
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
5
dark brown
4
red
4
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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