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
30
Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
oblong
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upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
4
none visible
13
normally
2
often
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
10
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
4
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
3
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5
5
9
6
14
7
10
8
13
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
15
quadruple
3
single
17
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
3
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
12
poor
2
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
16
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
18
German
2
Italian
8
Latin
24
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
13
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
16
poor
2
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
3
brown
14
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
14
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
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
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
15
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
9
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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