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
22
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
17
parchment
5
Format
oblong
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upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
6
none visible
9
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
22
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
18
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
8
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
4
6
8
7
7
8
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9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
quintuple
1
single
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
9
other
3
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
22
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
8
poor
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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Flemish
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French
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German
4
Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
8
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
22
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
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
2
never
2
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
5
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Colour of staves: brown
Colour of text: brown
Indentation for initials: single
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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