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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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
10
normally
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occasionally
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often
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
7
dark brown
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red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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freehand
2
single rastrum
24
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
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11
17
12
6
13
2
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1
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
11
6
13
7
15
8
22
9
28
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
16
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
7
quadruple
3
single
25
triple
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
14
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
poor
1
very high
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
3
French
9
Latin
26
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
10
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
17
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
15
hybrida
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
poor
2
very high
13
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
24
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
12
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
14
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
17
occasionally
9
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
12
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Locations name: Maastricht
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Colour of text: brown
Physical format: upright
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Maastricht, Netherlands, Rijksarchief van Limburg, MS s.s., c. 1480, All folios
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