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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Printed work
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chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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5
partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
26
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
4
never
7
none visible
15
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
17
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
32
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
15
11
6
12
4
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
10
4
15
5
19
6
43
7
19
8
18
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
17
2-part score
2
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
28
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
31
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
13
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
16
quintuple
1
single
32
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
42
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
15
n/a
4
poor
6
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
4
French
15
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
39
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
40
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
17
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
4
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
n/a
4
poor
6
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
4
brown
17
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
20
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
5
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
signa congruentiae
1
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Mouton: Missarum 1, Fossombrone, Italy, 1515, , "M D X V .Die XI .Augusti.", All
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 7 (= MaiM 1), c. 1512-30 , All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 3, 1518-20, All folios
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