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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Great Britain
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London
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6
Northamptonshire
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
5
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
2
none visible
8
normally
5
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
15
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
9
12
3
13
2
14
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2
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3
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6
5
7
6
12
7
12
8
17
9
15
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
22
3-part score
2
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
11
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
18
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
3
Flemish
1
French
11
Italian
4
Latin
18
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (italic)
1
display script
6
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
poor
1
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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