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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1
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1
Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
22
choirbook (fragment)
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
15
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
3
none visible
14
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
10
11
6
12
4
13
2
14
1
4
9
5
7
6
12
7
10
8
10
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
19
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
16
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
31
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
14
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
24
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
5
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
8
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
27
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
14
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Udine, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale Vincenzo Joppi, MS Joppi 165, 1494-1501, All folios
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