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