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
15
Physical type
choirbook
10
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
4
none visible
7
normally
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
5
1
6
3
7
5
8
15
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
12
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
13
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
3
flourished
3
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
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Level of calligraphy text: fair
Number of staves: 8
Presence absence of text: untexted
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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