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