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
27
Physical type
choirbook
25
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
9
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
16
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
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sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
14
11
5
12
2
2
6
3
5
4
7
5
8
6
9
7
13
8
14
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
12
none
10
quadruple
2
single
17
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
12
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
10
Italian
2
Latin
26
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
14
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
gold
1
red
13
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
13
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
15
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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