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
chansonnier
1
choirbook
32
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
parchment
35
Format
oblong
2
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
1
none visible
8
normally
4
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
34
Number of staves
1
1
10
25
11
11
12
5
13
1
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
11
6
16
7
18
8
26
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
6
quadruple
6
quintuple
1
single
31
triple
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
28
brown
7
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
13
poor
1
very high
21
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
4
French
17
Italian
2
Latin
31
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
35
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
21
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
13
poor
1
very high
23
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
6
light brown
2
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
24
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
21
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
2
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
22
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Material: paper
Ruling medium: freehand
Locations part of: Switzerland
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.12 (Lat. 455; olim V.H.9), 1481, All folios
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