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
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Printed work
6
Physical type
choirbook
40
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
14
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
65
Format
oblong
27
upright
38
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
6
never
11
none visible
32
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
27
dark brown
9
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
3
printed staves
4
single rastrum
37
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
10
12
6
13
2
14
1
15
1
2
9
3
20
4
21
5
15
6
24
7
12
8
15
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
26
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
22
2-part score
2
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
33
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
42
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
23
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
13
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
37
single
31
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
9
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
43
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
19
notation and staves extended into margin
39
notation extended into margin
22
other
2
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
5
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
64
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
22
n/a
6
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
cue notes
1
custodes
1
end symbol
8
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
31
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
6
English
1
French
27
German
6
Italian
18
Latin
53
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
50
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
27
untexted
23
Type of Script
Italic
1
antiqua
1
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
10
display script
8
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
4
rotonda
3
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
38
high
21
n/a
6
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
37
blue
1
brown
31
dark brown
4
red
15
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
33
yes
34
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
normally
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
21
occasionally
10
often
9
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
15
calligraphic with grotesque heads
13
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
12
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
vignette
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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