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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Cities
Brussels
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Flanders
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Mechelen
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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
Material
paper
1
parchment
10
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
11
Number of staves
10
10
11
6
12
4
13
1
2
1
5
3
6
5
7
5
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
11
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
1
quadruple
2
single
10
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
2
French
4
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
8
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
1
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
11
display script
9
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
11
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
11
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
7
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
littera notabilior
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Monophonic notation: absent
Indentation for initials: triple
Painted initials frequency: rarely
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London, Great Britain, Lambeth Palace Library, MS 1, Late 1520s, All folios
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