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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Manuscript
55
Physical type
chansonnier
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chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
39
choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
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1
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1
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3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
9
upright
46
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
11
none visible
19
normally
5
often
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
19
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
6
single rastrum
47
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
4
10
29
11
15
12
6
13
2
2
4
3
6
4
11
5
16
6
23
7
23
8
28
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
24
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
48
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
20
none
25
quadruple
5
single
34
triple
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
55
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
19
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
6
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
52
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
20
poor
4
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
10
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
4
English
4
Flemish
5
French
25
German
3
Italian
8
Latin
50
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
47
fully texted with two or more texts
16
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
26
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
25
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
18
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
19
poor
7
very high
17
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
4
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
26
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
30
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
often
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
occasionally
2
rarely
19
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
17
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
2
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
28
occasionally
8
often
8
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
15
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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