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
26
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
4
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
8
12
5
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
5
4
5
5
11
6
15
7
12
8
15
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
7
quadruple
3
single
20
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
22
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
24
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
16
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
11
poor
1
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
3
brown
5
dark brown
4
grey
1
red
26
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
16
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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