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
36
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
11
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
18
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
17
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
6
never
8
none visible
16
normally
3
often
4
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
13
11
6
12
4
13
5
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
10
4
12
5
9
6
15
7
12
8
16
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
14
6-part opening
6
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
13
single
25
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
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
4
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
39
brown
5
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
n/a
5
poor
2
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
2
French
17
German
6
Italian
8
Latin
36
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
37
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
hybrida
2
rotonda
5
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
16
n/a
5
poor
1
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
41
blue
4
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
4
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
14
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
6
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Montserrat, Spain, Monasterio de S Maria, MS 773, c. 1510-15, All folios
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