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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Austria
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
18
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
4
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
none visible
9
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
16
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
2
14
1
2
3
3
2
4
5
5
7
6
7
7
6
8
10
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
8
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
13
quintuple
1
single
17
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
7
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
10
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
17
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
11
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
16
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
22
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
10
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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