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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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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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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paper
25
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
2
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
42
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
6
none visible
20
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
3
red
2
red-brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
47
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
21
11
9
12
5
2
10
3
14
4
18
5
25
6
47
7
30
8
29
9
23
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
32
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
39
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
23
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
22
none
15
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
37
triple
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
32
brown
17
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
47
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
20
poor
9
very high
10
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
Flemish
3
French
14
German
5
Italian
7
Latin
42
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
44
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
17
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
21
hybrida
2
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
21
poor
8
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
4
brown
16
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
26
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
29
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
13
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
21
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
7
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
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Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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