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
32
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
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none visible
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normally
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occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
single rastrum
28
straightedge
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Number of staves
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11
17
12
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13
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14
1
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4
3
2
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4
5
11
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15
7
18
8
26
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
22
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
23
none
4
quadruple
4
quintuple
1
single
29
triple
16
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
9
other
3
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
26
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
8
poor
1
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
5
French
13
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
29
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
7
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
22
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
9
poor
3
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
25
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
2
often
1
rarely
18
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
23
occasionally
10
often
3
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
4
often
1
rarely
10
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
17
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 462, 1510-c. 1530, All folios
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