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
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
2
single rastrum
9
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
6
12
3
13
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2
2
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
6
7
5
8
8
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
6
single
10
triple
4
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
2
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
13
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
13
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
6
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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