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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (fragment(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
11
normally
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
9
11
6
12
1
3
2
4
3
5
3
6
5
7
5
8
11
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
14
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
11
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
5
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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English
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
7
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
4
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Miniatures frequency: never
Penned initials type: plain initials
Type of notation: chant (square)
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Mechelen, Belgium, Archief en Stadsbibliotheek, MS s.s., c. 1515, All folios
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