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
22
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
Format
oblong
2
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
13
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
11
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
4
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
2
6
5
7
5
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
15
quintuple
1
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
19
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
19
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
11
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
17
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
22
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of text: brown
Level of calligraphy text: high
Physical type: choirbook
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 35087, 1505-06,
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