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
42
Physical type
choirbook
31
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
oblong
7
upright
35
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
11
none visible
22
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
27
dark brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
single rastrum
30
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
17
11
7
12
4
13
2
14
2
2
4
3
3
4
6
5
4
6
11
7
11
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
33
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
24
single
24
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
26
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
15
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
18
other
5
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
31
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
13
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
end symbol
8
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
18
German
7
Italian
13
Latin
38
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
17
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
27
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
6
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
16
poor
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
42
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
15
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds du conservatoire MS Rés. Vm7 676, 1502, All folios
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