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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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
3
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
6
parchment
1
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
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upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
5
none visible
4
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
5
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
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12
3
13
3
14
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15
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16
1
17
1
2
3
3
5
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4
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7
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6
7
6
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6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part score
1
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
8
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
poor
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3 (olim H.C.1; = MaiM 8), c. 1520-5, All folios
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