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
24
choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
18
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
11
normally
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
3
10
9
11
6
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
3
3
2
4
6
5
7
6
8
7
10
8
16
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
12
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
15
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
custodes
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
3
English
1
French
14
Italian
3
Latin
25
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
21
poor
1
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
20
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
28
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
5
historiated
4
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
1
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Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: void mensural
Painted initials type: decorated
Physical format: upright
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 53 (olim H.C.49; = MaiM 12), c. 1510-25, All folios
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