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
34
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
Format
oblong
15
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
22
normally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
20
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
2
2
4
3
6
4
9
5
5
6
9
7
9
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
18
single
21
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
19
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
15
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
22
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
12
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
7
pointers
4
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
25
German
1
Italian
21
Latin
26
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
35
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
20
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
9
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
6
display script
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
16
n/a
1
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
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
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
9
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca Orfeó Català, MS 5 (olim 12-VI-12), 1490-1510, All folios
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