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
32
Physical type
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
11
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
20
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
32
dark brown
1
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
single rastrum
21
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
2
2
4
3
5
4
7
5
4
6
10
7
5
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
17
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
21
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
15
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
20
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
25
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
6
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
17
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
1
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
2
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Hradec Králové, Czech Republic, Muzeum Východních Čech, Knihovna, MS Hr-6 (II A 6) (olim BI), 1505, All folios
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