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
18
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
oblong
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upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
9
11
6
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
1
4
3
5
3
6
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
5
single
15
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
7
poor
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
6
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
17
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
8
hybrida
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
3
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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