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
37
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
29
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
11
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
19
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
16
dark brown
11
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
6
12
3
2
2
3
4
4
5
5
3
6
14
7
9
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part score
3
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
19
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
23
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
27
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
21
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
17
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
13
pointers
4
repeat signs
37
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
English
1
Flemish
1
French
26
German
1
Italian
18
Latin
37
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
25
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
5
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
19
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
20
dark brown
9
gold
1
grey
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
13
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
6
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
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Level of calligraphy text: high
Monophonic notation: absent
Presence absence of text: fully texted and provided with incipit
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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