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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Great Britain
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Germany
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London
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Stirling
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Production method
Manuscript
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
3
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
3
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
2
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
1
10
5
11
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12
2
2
1
3
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4
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5
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6
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7
4
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
4
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
2
single
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
2
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
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)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
poor
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 3-part single page
Number of staves: 8
Type of notation: void mensural
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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