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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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
13
normally
2
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
12
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
13
straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
2
12
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5
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6
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24
5
9
6
11
7
9
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
10
single
15
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
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present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
8
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
1
English
2
French
11
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
18
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
3
display script
5
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
11
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
12
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 4
Type of notation: void mensural
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 3155 (= MaiM 209), c. 1515-35, All folios
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