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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Italy
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9
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1
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1
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3
Mechelen
11
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1
Production method
Manuscript
23
Physical type
choirbook
22
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
parchment
23
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
1
none visible
7
normally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
15
11
7
12
2
13
1
14
1
2
3
3
2
4
4
5
10
6
15
7
23
8
18
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
3
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
5
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
poor
1
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
12
Italian
2
Latin
20
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
8
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
5
light brown
1
red
15
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
15
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Material: parchment
Number of staves: 7
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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