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
13
Physical type
chansonnier
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chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
10
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
4
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
4
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
13
11
5
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
2
4
2
5
4
6
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
single
12
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
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
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
1
French
7
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
12
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Type of notation: chant (Central European)
Copy language name: Latin
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 30, 1496-1497, All folios
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