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
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Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
20
Material
paper
20
Format
oblong
4
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
9
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
8
dark brown
4
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
7
11
5
12
3
4
1
5
2
6
7
7
6
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
19
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
12
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
5
n/a
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
pointers
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
14
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
18
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
20
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
5
n/a
1
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
4
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
Borders Frequency
never
5
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Presence absence of text: untexted
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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