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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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
10
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
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
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none visible
10
normally
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
17
straightedge
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triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
3
2
4
3
2
4
5
5
3
6
7
7
9
8
10
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part score
3
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
7
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
12
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
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Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
9
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
English
2
Flemish
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French
15
German
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Italian
10
Latin
18
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
5
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
11
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Mus. 40091 (olim Z 91), c. 1516, All folios
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