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
25
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
5
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
3
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
15
dark brown
6
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
17
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
7
11
6
12
3
2
1
3
1
4
2
6
8
7
4
8
5
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
15
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
1
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
3
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
Flemish
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
22
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
20
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
2
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
3
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Colour of text: brown
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Level of calligraphy music: fair
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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