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
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
8
none visible
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normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
33
straightedge
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Number of staves
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3
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5
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7
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15
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19
7
19
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25
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
10
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
9
quadruple
5
single
30
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
33
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
31
brown
9
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
15
poor
4
very high
14
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
3
none
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
4
French
15
German
2
Italian
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Latin
37
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
12
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
18
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
poor
3
very high
16
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
red
21
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
21
occasionally
8
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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