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
74
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
60
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
4
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
30
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
73
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
14
never
12
none visible
28
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
52
brown
19
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
11
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
61
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
5
10
39
11
21
12
12
13
4
14
3
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
19
3
20
4
27
5
35
6
42
7
48
8
74
9
47
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
33
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
55
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
62
4-part single page
14
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
17
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
38
none
22
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
65
triple
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
9
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
29
variable space, not on grid
26
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
56
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
26
none
3
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
18
other
3
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
58
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
71
Monophonic Notation
absent
63
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
31
poor
8
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
9
none
3
pointers
4
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
35
signes-de-renvoi
42
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
5
French
24
German
4
Italian
7
Latin
66
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
68
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
24
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
6
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
36
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
19
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
34
poor
9
very high
21
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
58
blue
5
brown
14
dark brown
4
dark red
1
gold
1
green
1
light brown
2
red
44
Multiple Texts
no
44
yes
39
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
27
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
24
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
11
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
20
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
16
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
6
historiated
4
plain initials
4
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
25
occasionally
10
often
6
rarely
17
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
11
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
16
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
15
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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