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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (fragment(s))
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
1
none visible
12
normally
3
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
5
11
4
12
2
13
1
2
7
3
7
4
12
5
8
6
9
7
9
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
21
single
12
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
dark brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
14
n/a
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
8
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
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cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
5
display script
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hybrida
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roman
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
13
n/a
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
3
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Siena, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, MS K. 1.2, c. 1500, 1-207
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