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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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
17
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
12
normally
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
3
2
5
3
3
4
3
5
4
6
12
7
10
8
11
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
21
3-part score
2
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
10
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
7
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
7
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
English
2
Flemish
1
French
16
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
22
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
8
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
5
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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