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
32
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
6
none visible
13
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
18
dark brown
8
light brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
25
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
3
6
14
7
11
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
13
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
32
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
16
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
20
quintuple
1
single
20
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
19
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
22
other
2
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
10
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
10
pointers
4
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
Flemish
1
French
25
German
3
Italian
14
Latin
27
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
29
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
9
poor
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
32
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
8
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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