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
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
18
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
9
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
13
straightedge
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
18
11
11
12
6
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
11
6
12
7
11
8
13
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
7
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
10
none
6
quadruple
2
single
19
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
brown
2
dark brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
8
hybrida
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
1
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
20
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
14
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Colour of notation: black
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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