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
20
Printed work
2
Physical type
choirbook
14
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
13
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
2
never
1
none visible
16
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
12
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
7
7
4
8
8
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
14
single
13
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
10
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
17
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
19
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
hybrida
1
roman
3
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
10
n/a
2
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Rome, Italy, Biblioteca Casanatense, MS 2856 (olim O.V. 208), c. 1479-81, All folios
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