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
16
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
9
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
19
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
15
dark brown
7
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
3
12
2
3
5
4
4
6
4
7
4
8
4
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
15
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
27
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
13
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
French
17
German
4
Italian
11
Latin
25
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
poor
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
27
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
10
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Monophonic notation: absent
Indentation for initials: none
Penned initials frequency: normally
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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