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
1
choirbook
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
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parchment
2
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
7
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
2
straightedge
5
Number of staves
1
3
10
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2
7
3
8
4
8
5
8
6
5
7
3
8
2
9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
4
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
none
5
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
2
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
1
German
2
Latin
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
2
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
often
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
diagrams
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Number of staves: 3
Colour of notation: black
Separate text: provided, in dedicated space
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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