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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Munich
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Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
19
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
oblong
2
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
13
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
dark brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
4
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
6
7
4
8
4
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
14
quintuple
1
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
8
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
16
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
17
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
8
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
17
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
18
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
20
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Level of calligraphy text: high
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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