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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Production method
Manuscript
63
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
54
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
63
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
10
none visible
21
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
45
brown
18
dark brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
freehand
4
single rastrum
52
straightedge
11
Number of staves
1
4
10
44
11
26
12
13
13
5
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
11
4
15
5
24
6
31
7
35
8
47
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
43
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
55
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
39
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
15
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
34
none
22
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
52
triple
21
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
49
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
9
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
29
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
15
other
3
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
49
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
61
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
24
poor
6
very high
19
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
9
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
42
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
3
Flemish
5
French
18
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
59
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
61
fully texted with two or more texts
15
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
8
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
untexted
16
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
29
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
32
hybrida
2
textura
13
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
21
poor
5
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
50
blue
3
brown
14
dark brown
4
dark red
1
green
1
red
39
Multiple Texts
no
37
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
26
Borders Frequency
never
9
occasionally
4
rarely
20
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
22
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
30
occasionally
13
often
4
rarely
15
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
29
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
10
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.2 (Lat. 457; olim VI.H.I), c. 1505, All folios
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