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
19
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
13
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
1
never
10
none visible
6
normally
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
printed staves
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
19
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
11
11
7
12
7
13
4
14
3
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
7
4
6
5
10
6
10
7
7
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
10
single
12
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
7
poor
3
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
4
Copying of Text
Language
English
4
French
3
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
11
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
poor
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
11
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Brussels, Belgium, Bibliothèque Royal Albert 1er/Koninklijke Bibliotheek Albert I, MS 228, c. 1515, with additions around 1519, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 4, c. 1516-18, All folios
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