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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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
13
Physical type
choirbook
12
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
1
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
5
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
1
4
2
5
2
6
6
7
4
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
single
9
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
13
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
12
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
2
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
5
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
flourished
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Type of notation: void mensural
Colour of text: black
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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