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
22
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
11
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
3
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
9
11
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
7
7
7
8
11
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
8
single
17
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
9
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
18
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
12
poor
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 53 (olim H.C.49; = MaiM 12), c. 1510-25, All folios
Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 65 (olim H.C. 48; = MaiM 5), c. 1515-20, All folios
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