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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Germany (South)
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Mechelen
4
Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
19
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
9
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
17
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
6
12
6
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
1
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
11
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
8
quadruple
1
single
16
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
9
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
10
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
21
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
18
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
occasionally
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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