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
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
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single leaf
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Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
32
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
16
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
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reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
2
14
1
2
3
3
8
4
8
5
6
6
10
7
6
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9
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
20
quadruple
1
single
17
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
21
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
14
poor
3
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
22
German
2
Italian
15
Latin
23
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
8
display script
3
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
16
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
2
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
none visible
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
13
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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