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
24
Physical type
choirbook
16
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
3
tablebook
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Material
paper
15
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
none visible
18
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
24
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
7
11
3
12
1
2
4
3
7
4
5
5
1
6
8
7
6
8
8
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
13
quintuple
1
single
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
18
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
8
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
6
pointers
5
repeat signs
24
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
16
German
3
Italian
15
Latin
18
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
7
poor
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Production method: Manuscript
Colour of staves: brown
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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