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
92
Physical type
chansonnier
2
choirbook
73
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
6
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
50
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
35
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
14
upright
78
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
28
never
12
none visible
40
normally
6
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
36
brown
40
dark brown
7
gold
2
light brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
10
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
71
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
38
11
19
12
14
13
8
14
4
15
4
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
4
4
15
5
15
6
24
7
24
8
31
9
33
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
23
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
32
2-part score
2
2-part single page
20
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
56
3-part score
2
3-part single page
19
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
77
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
16
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
24
none
45
quadruple
6
single
51
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
92
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
16
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
68
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
30
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
62
notation extended into margin
33
other
4
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
9
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
blue
1
brown
28
dark brown
13
gold
2
light brown
3
red
7
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
88
Monophonic Notation
absent
70
present
23
Level of Calligraphy
fair
37
high
35
poor
4
very high
17
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
cue notes
2
end symbol
14
none
2
pointers
10
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
39
signes-de-renvoi
51
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
3
Flemish
5
French
38
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
78
Spanish
12
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
74
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
37
Type of Script
antiqua
5
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
2
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
14
cursive (italic)
4
display script
15
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
16
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
38
poor
7
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
54
blue
4
brown
33
dark brown
12
gold
1
light brown
3
red
31
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
57
yes
41
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
often
1
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
23
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
10
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
18
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
19
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
normally
31
occasionally
14
often
10
rarely
15
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
48
calligraphic with decoration
18
calligraphic with grotesque heads
20
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
12
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
7
occasionally
5
often
10
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
14
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
11
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
4
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
19
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
5
ornament
2
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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