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
32
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
16
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
4
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
4
none visible
13
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
10
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
20
11
6
12
2
2
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3
12
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14
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18
6
37
7
26
8
25
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
19
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
35
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
17
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
28
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
12
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
18
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
11
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
3
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
17
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
2
Flemish
3
French
18
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
35
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
13
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
18
hybrida
3
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
17
poor
3
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
22
red-brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
37
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
15
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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