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
11
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
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dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
11
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12
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5
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6
3
7
2
8
7
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
9
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
4
single
10
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
3
dark brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
n/a
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
3
Latin
10
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
vignette
1
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
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