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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Vienna
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Production method
Manuscript
58
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
47
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
23
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
58
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
7
none visible
23
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
9
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
40
brown
13
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
4
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
8
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
50
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
4
10
31
11
15
12
5
2
16
3
15
4
22
5
28
6
34
7
37
8
58
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
33
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
58
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
53
4-part single page
13
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
36
5-part single page
5
6-part opening
15
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
31
none
17
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
53
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
42
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
17
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
23
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
43
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
58
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
23
poor
5
very high
16
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
38
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
2
Flemish
4
French
24
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
51
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
53
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
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
28
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
26
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
26
poor
6
very high
16
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
31
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
19
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
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
15
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
20
occasionally
11
often
5
rarely
16
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
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Monophonic notation exact%3aabsent
Number of staves: 8
Type of notation: void mensural
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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