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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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
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upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
5
none visible
21
normally
4
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
15
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
12
11
6
12
2
2
4
3
5
4
7
5
9
6
17
7
12
8
15
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part score
2
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
33
3-part score
3
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
32
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
18
quadruple
2
single
24
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
35
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
24
other
2
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
15
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
13
pointers
5
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
23
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
11
English
3
Flemish
2
French
26
German
1
Italian
14
Latin
28
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
36
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
5
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
14
n/a
1
poor
8
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
often
2
rarely
13
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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