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
62
Physical type
chansonnier
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chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
57
choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
29
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
62
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
23
never
5
none visible
23
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
41
brown
21
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
52
straightedge
10
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
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10
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15
13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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2
5
3
5
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7
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16
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24
7
24
8
35
9
39
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
26
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
40
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
59
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
40
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
17
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
36
none
19
quadruple
5
single
49
triple
22
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
62
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
50
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
26
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
22
other
3
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
50
brown
14
dark brown
4
red
9
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
8
strene notation
1
void mensural
58
Monophonic Notation
absent
51
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
29
poor
2
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
11
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
43
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
5
French
18
German
2
Italian
2
Latin
60
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
58
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
20
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
31
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
23
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
26
poor
4
very high
22
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
48
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
35
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
10
rarely
25
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
12
occasionally
3
rarely
20
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
22
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
32
occasionally
12
often
7
rarely
17
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
33
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
13
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
13
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
18
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
19
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
ornament
2
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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