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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France
2
Maastricht
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Production method
Manuscript
7
Physical type
choirbook
5
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
4
parchment
3
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
3
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
7
Number of staves
5
2
6
2
7
4
8
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
6
3-part score
1
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
3
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
2
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
6
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
7
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
6
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
display script
1
hybrida
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Copy language name: Dutch
Physical format: upright
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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