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