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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Austria
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Arundel
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Munich
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Munich, Germany
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Vienna
8
Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
27
partbook (single)
2
Material
paper
17
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
9
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
24
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
26
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
6
12
4
13
3
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
13
3
11
4
16
5
21
6
23
7
30
8
24
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
20
6-part opening
11
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
9
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
5
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
6
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
23
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
29
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
9
display script
20
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
30
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
5
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 15123 (olim Suppl. Fr. 2637), c.1480-4, All folios
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