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
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Physical type
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chant book with polyphony
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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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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
27
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
never
7
none visible
23
normally
6
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
20
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
5
red
7
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
49
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
4
10
25
11
12
12
7
13
4
2
7
3
8
4
13
5
13
6
26
7
21
8
27
9
25
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
19
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
58
3-part single page
17
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
52
4-part single page
19
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
14
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
4
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
31
quintuple
1
single
39
triple
8
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
48
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
20
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
25
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
36
brown
22
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
57
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
24
poor
3
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
10
pointers
7
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
5
French
30
German
2
Italian
11
Latin
51
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
52
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
18
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
30
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
28
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
16
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
25
poor
6
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
38
blue
4
brown
23
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
2
red
21
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
18
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
7
often
9
rarely
12
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
28
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
16
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
7
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
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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