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
15
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
2
tablebook
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Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
2
none visible
12
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
1
2
2
3
3
4
2
5
1
6
9
7
7
8
8
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
14
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
quintuple
1
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
19
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
17
German
3
Italian
9
Latin
15
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
1
hybrida
5
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
8
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
17
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Colour of notation: brown
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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