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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Manuscript
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choirbook
43
choirbook (fragment(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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paper
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paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
16
none visible
38
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
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 and single rastra
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freehand
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single rastrum
50
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
10
19
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10
12
6
13
3
14
3
2
5
3
9
4
7
5
9
6
23
7
17
8
14
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
19
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
36
3-part score
1
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
44
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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quintuple
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single
33
triple
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varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
46
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
16
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
38
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
22
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
44
notation extended into margin
23
other
5
partial additional staves
24
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
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Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
66
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
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chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
65
Monophonic Notation
absent
56
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
15
poor
13
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
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end symbol
9
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
27
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
33
German
7
Italian
20
Latin
66
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
53
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
33
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
7
display script
7
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
11
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
22
poor
14
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
5
brown
62
dark brown
2
red
13
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
44
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
19
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
14
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
7
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
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Material exact%3apaper
Material: parchment and paper (mixed)
Ruling medium: freehand
Disposition of voice part: 3-part score
Multiple texts: yes
Physical type: choirbook
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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