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
65
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
46
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
tablebook
1
Material
paper
35
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
25
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
21
upright
44
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
2
never
13
none visible
29
normally
7
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
26
brown
30
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
9
freehand
4
printed staves
5
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
45
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
4
10
25
11
14
12
9
13
5
14
1
15
1
2
5
3
9
4
15
5
15
6
25
7
19
8
26
9
20
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
24
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part score
2
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
44
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part opening
49
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
4
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
29
quadruple
1
single
42
triple
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
66
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
12
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
39
not in dedicated space
24
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
22
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
46
notation extended into margin
30
other
2
partial additional staves
30
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
41
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
8
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
9
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
64
Monophonic Notation
absent
55
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
28
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
custodes
1
end symbol
18
none
1
pointers
8
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
33
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
8
English
4
Flemish
4
French
35
German
5
Italian
16
Latin
54
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
26
fully texted with one text
56
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
34
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
38
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
14
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
26
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
14
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
1
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
30
high
27
n/a
1
poor
6
very high
14
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
3
brown
24
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
21
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
30
yes
42
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
14
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
5
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
21
occasionally
9
often
12
rarely
14
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
16
calligraphic with grotesque heads
17
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
16
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
12
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
7
littera notabilior
7
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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