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
10
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
3
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
14
parchment
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
5
never
3
none visible
5
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
3
12
1
2
1
3
2
4
5
5
4
6
9
7
5
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
5
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
9
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
3
n/a
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
7
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
12
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
11
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
15
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
3
rotonda
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
n/a
5
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, MS Rés. Vmc. 57, c. 1470, All folios
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