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
35
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
33
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
parchment
35
Format
oblong
2
upright
33
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
19
never
1
none visible
7
normally
2
often
5
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
27
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
23
11
11
12
4
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
6
5
12
6
14
7
17
8
23
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
25
none
8
quadruple
5
single
25
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
35
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
9
very high
23
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
6
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
5
French
13
Italian
3
Latin
33
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
14
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
24
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
20
humanistic
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
9
very high
23
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
2
brown
2
red
24
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
rarely
23
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
24
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
7
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
24
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
14
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of notation: black
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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