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
28
Physical type
choirbook
27
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
13
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
3
none visible
9
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
single rastrum
23
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
28
11
10
12
4
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
9
6
12
7
10
8
16
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
21
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
9
quadruple
1
single
23
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
14
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
5
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
11
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
9
Italian
3
Latin
26
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
16
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
poor
2
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
21
brown
7
dark brown
3
red
16
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
9
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
18
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
9
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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