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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1
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
23
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
19
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
8
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
16
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
15
dark brown
7
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
5
11
5
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
3
3
4
1
5
1
6
10
7
5
8
6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
22
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
18
quintuple
1
single
16
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
20
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
9
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
10
pointers
3
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
20
German
1
Italian
15
Latin
21
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
9
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
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