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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Stirling
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Production method
Manuscript
18
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
9
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
1
single leaf
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Material
paper
6
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
3
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
10
normally
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
7
dark brown
1
n/a
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
1
straightedge
18
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
9
11
6
12
4
13
3
14
4
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
5
3
7
4
8
5
12
6
11
7
7
8
7
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
8
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
3
red
5
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
4
French
1
Latin
17
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
diagrams
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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