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
19
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
none visible
2
normally
2
often
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
5
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
18
straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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12
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14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
13
none
2
quadruple
2
single
17
triple
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
11
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
2
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
4
French
8
Latin
19
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
12
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
3
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
display script
14
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
7
very high
13
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
3
brown
3
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
19
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
11
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Painted initials frequency: rarely
Physical format: upright
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Zaragoza, Spain, Iglesia Metropolitana de la Virgen del Pilar, Archivo Musical, Armario C-3, MS 17, 16th century,
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