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
27
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
9
partbooks (incomplete set)
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
16
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
2
never
3
none visible
21
normally
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
14
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
3
10
5
11
3
13
1
2
2
3
7
4
12
5
3
6
5
7
4
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
4
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
29
quintuple
1
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
1
French
16
German
4
Italian
10
Latin
20
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
11
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
7
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
13
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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