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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Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
14
parchment
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parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
6
never
3
none visible
5
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
3
2
9
3
10
4
14
5
19
6
16
7
7
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
6
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
n/a
6
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
7
roman
3
rotonda
3
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
8
n/a
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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