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