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
104
Physical type
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
79
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
6
partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
63
parchment
38
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
93
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
25
never
11
none visible
47
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
9
rarely
2
sometimes
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
57
brown
44
dark brown
4
light brown
5
red
5
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
4
single rastrum
104
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
42
11
22
12
15
13
6
14
1
2
15
3
18
4
25
5
27
6
44
7
38
8
48
9
38
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
30
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
46
2-part score
1
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
67
3-part score
1
3-part single page
20
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
80
4-part score
1
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
46
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
20
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
4
n/a
4
Indentation for Initials
double
37
none
48
quadruple
5
quintuple
1
single
70
triple
20
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
77
left below voice parts as part of grid
5
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
14
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
25
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
70
not in dedicated space
28
provided, in dedicated space
18
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
32
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
64
notation extended into margin
34
other
4
partial additional staves
38
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
75
brown
37
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
4
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
4
void mensural
102
Monophonic Notation
absent
83
present
28
Level of Calligraphy
fair
39
high
41
poor
11
very high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
12
none
3
pointers
6
repeat signs
23
signa congruentiae
38
signes-de-renvoi
52
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
5
Flemish
6
French
37
German
10
Italian
12
Latin
93
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
92
fully texted with two or more texts
18
fully texted with two texts
9
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
36
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
39
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
18
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
39
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
33
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
29
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
35
high
47
poor
12
very high
23
Colour of Text
black
71
blue
7
brown
40
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
42
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
60
yes
53
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
6
none visible
1
rarely
27
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
4
partial borders: one-sided
7
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
10
Painted Initials Frequency
always
5
never
6
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
20
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
4
historiated
4
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
9
never
1
normally
40
occasionally
15
often
15
rarely
19
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
49
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
19
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
25
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
11
normally
9
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
5
never
16
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
8
rarely
7
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
13
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.178, c. 1492-1494, All folios
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