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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Italy
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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
23
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
2
none visible
6
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
5
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
18
11
11
12
7
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
1
4
4
5
8
6
12
7
13
8
17
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
6
quadruple
1
single
19
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
9
Italian
2
Latin
23
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
12
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
poor
1
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Indentation for initials: double
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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