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
29
Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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single leaf
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tablebook
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Material
paper
24
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
2
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
7
none visible
14
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
21
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
12
11
8
12
6
13
2
14
2
2
1
3
3
4
5
5
3
6
8
7
7
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
15
quintuple
1
single
20
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
10
other
3
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
24
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
10
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
15
German
5
Italian
7
Latin
24
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
18
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
13
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
29
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
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