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