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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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
37
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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tablebook
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Material
paper
30
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
6
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
13
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
5
single rastrum
26
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
10
11
3
12
1
2
19
3
22
4
37
5
25
6
28
7
24
8
24
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
19
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
16
single
26
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
17
poor
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
English
2
French
9
German
8
Italian
3
Latin
30
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
14
hybrida
1
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
19
poor
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, nouvelles acquisitions françaises MS 1817, c. 1514-23, All folios
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