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
20
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment)
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
10
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
7
normally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
6
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
17
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
12
11
6
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
6
6
11
7
7
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
12
quadruple
1
single
11
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
20
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
2
French
5
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
20
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
6
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
16
poor
2
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
5
dark brown
2
grey
1
red
12
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
flourished
7
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.11 (Lat. 454; olim V.H.11), 1481, All folios
Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.12 (Lat. 455; olim V.H.9), 1481, All folios
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