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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Netherlands
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Production method
Manuscript
40
Physical type
choirbook
38
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
5
none visible
12
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
37
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
40
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
40
11
21
12
10
13
3
14
1
2
4
3
5
4
8
5
16
6
21
7
22
8
35
9
40
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
18
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
30
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
30
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
30
none
8
quadruple
4
single
36
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
24
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
35
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
poor
3
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
5
French
13
German
3
Latin
38
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
29
display script
26
hybrida
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
11
poor
3
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
30
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
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
20
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
12
often
3
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
12
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 10
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Cappella Giulia XIII 27, 1492-4, All folios
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