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
38
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
27
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
14
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
13
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
3
none visible
21
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
18
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
28
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
5
12
1
2
2
3
7
4
7
5
4
6
12
7
9
8
14
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
17
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
27
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
20
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
22
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
22
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
16
poor
3
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
10
pointers
4
repeat signs
38
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
11
Flemish
1
French
28
German
3
Italian
19
Latin
32
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
24
fully texted with one text
32
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
14
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
6
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
18
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
rarely
8
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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