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
18
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
4
printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
7
parchment
11
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
7
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
printed staves
4
single rastrum
10
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
6
12
3
13
3
14
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
5
2
6
5
7
6
8
11
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part score
2
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
10
none
5
quintuple
1
single
11
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
4
Italian
3
Latin
18
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
6
untexted
3
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
3
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
8
n/a
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
6
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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