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
26
Physical type
choirbook
26
Material
paper
15
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
Format
oblong
3
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
13
normally
3
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
10
dark brown
8
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
6
12
3
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
4
6
9
7
10
8
11
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
12
single
20
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
21
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
9
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
14
pointers
5
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
17
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
24
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
6
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Physical type: choirbook
Type of notation: void mensural
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Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 2245, c. 1490-8, All folios
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