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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Antwerp
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Production method
Manuscript
21
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (fragment)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
14
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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
8
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
17
11
9
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
7
6
10
7
8
8
14
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
15
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
8
quadruple
1
single
18
triple
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
7
other
3
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
3
French
8
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
20
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
8
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
8
dark brown
3
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
8
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
21
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
6
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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