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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2
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Production method
Manuscript
25
Physical type
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
oblong
5
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
15
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
14
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
2
1
3
4
4
1
5
3
6
11
7
8
8
11
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
19
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
13
quintuple
1
single
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
16
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
19
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
8
poor
2
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
4
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
2
French
21
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
20
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
poor
5
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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