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
38
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
33
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
17
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
6
none visible
15
normally
5
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
15
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
33
straightedge
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
17
12
12
13
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14
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15
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16
2
17
2
2
3
3
5
4
6
5
12
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17
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20
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
27
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
12
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
14
quadruple
2
single
30
triple
13
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
20
poor
3
very high
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
1
Flemish
4
French
13
German
2
Italian
1
Latin
38
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
15
poor
3
very high
14
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
30
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
3
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
historiated
5
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
15
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
6
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 11239, c. 1500, All folios
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