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
61
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
52
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
3
Format
upright
61
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
24
never
10
none visible
22
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
61
brown
10
gold
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
53
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
41
11
21
12
16
13
7
14
4
15
3
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
4
4
8
5
17
6
21
7
26
8
38
9
43
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
25
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
37
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
52
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
37
5-part single page
3
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
14
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
34
none
24
quadruple
5
single
44
triple
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
61
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
24
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
41
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
25
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
56
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
7
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
void mensural
58
Monophonic Notation
absent
49
present
17
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
20
poor
5
very high
22
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
26
signes-de-renvoi
40
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
4
French
16
German
2
Italian
3
Latin
58
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
57
fully texted with two or more texts
17
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
16
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
30
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
23
poor
4
very high
23
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
56
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
35
Multiple Texts
no
34
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
29
Borders Frequency
never
8
occasionally
3
rarely
25
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
23
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
31
occasionally
11
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
12
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
13
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
18
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
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Colour of staves: black
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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