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
14
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
12
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
6
normally
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
8
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
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3
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4
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5
2
6
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7
4
8
7
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
14
quintuple
1
single
8
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
7
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
French
7
German
3
Latin
13
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
7
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
5
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
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Copy language name: Italian
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Number of staves: 3
Number of staves: 4
Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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