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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Manuscript
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chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
24
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
60
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
7
none visible
24
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
50
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
32
11
16
12
6
13
1
14
1
2
16
3
16
4
23
5
30
6
36
7
39
8
60
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
34
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
60
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
15
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
18
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
55
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
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
22
variable space, not on grid
19
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
40
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
24
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
45
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
58
Monophonic Notation
absent
48
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
24
poor
5
very high
16
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
31
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
3
Flemish
4
French
24
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
52
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
55
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
10
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
14
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
27
poor
6
very high
16
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
46
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
33
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
20
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
8
often
1
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
9
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
20
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
17
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
30
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Number of staves: 8
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 b, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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