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
29
Printed work
7
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
25
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
14
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
7
never
5
none visible
13
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
5
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
6
3
5
4
10
5
14
6
36
7
15
8
14
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
16
quintuple
1
single
23
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
13
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
n/a
7
poor
6
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
custodes
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
20
signes-de-renvoi
19
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
2
Flemish
3
French
15
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
31
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
15
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
10
hybrida
4
roman
2
rotonda
5
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
11
n/a
7
poor
6
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
14
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
historiated
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 337 (olim Palatino 1178), c. 1520, All folios
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