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
39
Physical type
choirbook
35
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
39
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
5
none visible
12
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
10
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
36
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
24
11
13
12
4
13
1
14
1
2
6
3
3
4
8
5
13
6
17
7
22
8
39
9
27
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
24
none
9
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
34
triple
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
19
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
10
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
13
poor
3
very high
19
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
7
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
27
signes-de-renvoi
30
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
5
French
20
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
31
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
27
display script
21
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
16
poor
3
very high
16
Colour of Text
black
28
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
23
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
22
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
21
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
17
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
5
rarely
13
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
10
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
15
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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