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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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
7
partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
30
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
n/a
10
never
6
none visible
11
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
16
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
8
12
4
13
1
2
8
3
8
4
15
5
14
6
23
7
12
8
13
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
41
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part score
2
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
19
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
5
single
41
triple
4
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
10
other
4
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
6
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
11
n/a
9
poor
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
5
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
1
English
3
Flemish
2
French
14
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
35
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
20
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
20
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
10
hybrida
2
roman
2
rotonda
7
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
17
n/a
9
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
7
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
6
normally
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
7
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
7
vignette
1
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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