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
23
Physical type
chansonnier
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chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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choirbook (fragment)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
parchment
23
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
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15
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3
3
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4
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5
4
6
8
7
9
8
11
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
5
quadruple
4
single
16
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
2
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
10
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
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
17
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
5
poor
1
very high
15
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
19
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
Flemish
3
French
7
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
23
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
12
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
display script
13
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
7
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
2
gold
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
17
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
16
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
13
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
15
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Colour of notation: black
Pricking frequency: always
Material: parchment
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Contrapunctus seu figurata musica super plano cantu missarum solennium totius anni, Lyons, France, 1528, , August 1528, 90
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