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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Austria
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France
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
2
parchment
12
Format
oblong
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upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
3
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
5
light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
14
Number of staves
10
5
11
2
4
4
5
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6
6
7
6
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
7
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
5
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
12
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
5
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
14
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
8
Italian
1
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
1
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
5
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
display script
4
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
14
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
6
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
ornament
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Painted initials type: decorated
Level of calligraphy music: high
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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