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
23
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
16
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
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upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
5
none visible
10
normally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
7
11
3
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
7
6
10
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13
8
23
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
23
quintuple
1
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
6
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
10
poor
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
8
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
20
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
5
roman
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
12
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
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Number of staves: 8
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Perugia, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Augusta, MS 1013 (M.36), 1509-52, 69v-70v, 81v-123r
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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