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
21
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
16
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
5
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
1
12
1
13
1
2
2
4
3
5
4
6
6
7
5
8
9
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
9
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
9
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
16
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
14
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
21
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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