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
35
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
parchment
35
Format
oblong
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upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
10
normally
3
often
5
rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
9
light brown
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red
2
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
31
straightedge
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
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1
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23
11
10
12
4
13
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14
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4
3
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4
4
5
9
6
14
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17
8
24
9
21
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
7
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
30
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
18
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
8
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
14
poor
1
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
5
French
19
Italian
4
Latin
30
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
18
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
16
poor
1
very high
18
Colour of Text
black
27
blue
1
brown
8
light brown
2
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
none visible
1
rarely
25
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
22
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
21
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
21
occasionally
7
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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