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
27
Physical type
choirbook
19
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
Format
oblong
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upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
8
none visible
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
20
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
12
11
4
12
5
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
3
4
7
5
5
6
7
7
5
8
3
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part score
1
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
1
none
16
single
13
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
23
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
poor
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
2
end symbol
2
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
6
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
12
German
4
Italian
4
Latin
19
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
22
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
12
poor
3
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
27
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
3
littera notabilior
2
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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