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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Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
8
parchment
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
5
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
11
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
8
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
5
11
3
12
4
13
1
6
1
7
3
8
4
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
9
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
7
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
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French
7
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Vatican, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, MS Chigi C VIII 234, c. 1498-1503, All folios
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