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
21
Physical type
choirbook
12
choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
14
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
3
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
4
none visible
11
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
21
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
12
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
3
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
4
4
5
5
7
6
21
7
8
8
7
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
12
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
10
quintuple
1
single
13
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
8
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
2
Flemish
1
French
7
German
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Italian
7
Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
10
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
3
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Siena, Italy, Biblioteca Comunale degli Intronati, MS K. 1.2, c. 1500, 1-207
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