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
36
Printed work
7
Physical type
choirbook
29
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
19
parchment (with paper)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
14
upright
28
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Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
n/a
7
never
3
none visible
16
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
16
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
4
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
4
4
8
5
9
6
23
7
12
8
17
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
19
quadruple
1
single
27
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
27
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
27
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
15
n/a
7
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
29
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
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4
Flemish
3
French
22
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
35
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
22
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
5
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
6
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
19
n/a
7
poor
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
26
blue
5
brown
17
dark brown
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
17
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
11
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
9
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
21
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
5
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
8
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Amiens, France, Bibliothèque d'Amiens Métropole, MS 162, c. 1502-1520, 1-45, 113-124
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