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