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
35
Physical type
choirbook
19
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
Material
paper
23
parchment
11
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
13
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
22
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
35
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
5
4
8
5
4
6
6
7
8
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
20
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
21
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
24
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
14
poor
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
Flemish
3
French
35
German
6
Italian
13
Latin
29
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
25
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
16
poor
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
3
brown
23
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
8
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Adhoc adaptation: staves extended into margin
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Painted initials type: flourished
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal Appendix 58, c. 1515-40, All folios
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