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
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Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
6
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
6
Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
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11
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12
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13
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14
2
15
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16
1
17
1
2
1
5
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6
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7
3
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9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
4
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
4
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
11
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
3
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 461, c. 1515-1545, All folios
St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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