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
82
Physical type
chansonnier
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chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
72
choirbook (fragment(s))
2
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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Material
paper
43
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
32
parchment (with paper)
3
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
82
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
never
13
none visible
29
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
54
brown
28
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
4
single rastrum
64
straightedge
16
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
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3
10
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11
33
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21
13
8
14
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15
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16
2
17
2
2
6
3
8
4
12
5
24
6
32
7
31
8
44
9
49
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
10-part opening
1
12-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
30
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
49
3-part score
1
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
4
4-part opening
73
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
5
5-part opening
48
5-part single page
4
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
24
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
2
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
40
none
27
quadruple
5
single
62
triple
24
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
62
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
10
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
31
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
69
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
29
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
53
notation extended into margin
25
other
4
partial additional staves
33
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
65
brown
20
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
10
strene notation
1
void mensural
76
Monophonic Notation
absent
68
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
36
poor
6
very high
20
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
11
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
49
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
English
2
Flemish
5
French
20
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
79
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
76
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
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
22
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
5
cursive (German)
6
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
27
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
22
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
31
poor
6
very high
24
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
62
blue
3
brown
26
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
41
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
51
yes
38
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
12
none visible
1
rarely
29
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
14
occasionally
4
rarely
22
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
9
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
24
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
13
decorated with grotesque heads
8
flourished
4
historiated
6
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
never
2
normally
37
occasionally
15
often
7
rarely
22
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
43
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
15
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
13
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
20
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
19
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
8
ornament
2
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 h, Second decade of the 16th century, 9, 10
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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