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
25
Physical type
choirbook
17
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
7
none visible
10
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
25
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
6
12
2
13
2
14
1
2
3
3
1
4
1
5
4
6
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7
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8
9
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
16
quintuple
1
single
17
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
16
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
11
poor
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
2
French
16
German
3
Italian
10
Latin
24
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 17, First half of 16th century, Tenor secundus
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