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
Antwerp
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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
20
Munich
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Netherlands
1
Vic
1
Wittenberg
2
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Production method
Manuscript
33
Physical type
choirbook
33
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
1
none visible
9
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
32
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
33
11
17
12
7
13
1
2
3
3
3
4
7
5
14
6
17
7
18
8
27
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
23
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
33
none
6
quadruple
4
single
30
triple
21
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
23
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
12
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
6
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
4
French
9
Latin
31
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
23
humanistic
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
very high
21
Colour of Text
black
33
blue
1
dark brown
1
red
28
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
9
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
13
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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