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
43
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (fragment)
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
9
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
8
none visible
27
normally
3
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
43
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
single rastrum
31
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
20
11
8
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
4
4
9
5
4
6
9
7
9
8
12
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
24
single
24
triple
2
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
13
other
4
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
24
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
38
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
13
poor
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
4
none
2
pointers
5
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
2
French
18
German
8
Italian
13
Latin
39
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
36
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
25
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
13
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
10
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
6
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
15
poor
6
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
2
brown
27
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
26
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
3
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
17
occasionally
7
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
flourished
8
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
13
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
8
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
7
ornament
2
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Type of notation: full mensural
Ruling medium: freehand
Miniatures frequency: rarely
Locations name: Florence
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS A 71 (olim 159), c. 1510-20, All folios
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