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
27
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
19
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
6
none visible
13
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
3
single rastrum
21
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
3
2
6
3
3
4
7
5
8
6
14
7
14
8
15
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
27
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
14
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
10
single
19
triple
4
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
10
other
3
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
poor
5
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
1
pointers
7
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
1
French
11
Italian
5
Latin
26
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
10
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
poor
6
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
5
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
13
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Disposition of voice part: 1-part single page
Physical format: upright
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Palatino 472, Late 15th century, before 1515, All folios
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