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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3
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
70
Physical type
choirbook
50
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
70
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
10
upright
59
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
never
16
none visible
40
normally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
23
brown
39
dark brown
10
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
6
freehand
4
single rastrum
70
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
22
11
15
12
12
13
5
14
2
15
2
2
1
3
2
4
9
5
9
6
14
7
11
8
15
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
22
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
30
2-part score
1
2-part single page
17
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
39
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
55
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
27
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
39
single
38
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
70
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
51
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
34
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
53
notation extended into margin
22
other
5
partial additional staves
31
staveline added
14
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
38
brown
34
dark brown
7
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
8
full mensural
2
void mensural
69
Monophonic Notation
absent
54
present
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
42
high
23
poor
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
2
end symbol
11
none
4
pointers
4
repeat signs
15
signa congruentiae
18
signes-de-renvoi
34
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
23
German
5
Italian
10
Latin
67
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
63
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
28
untexted
33
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
16
cursive (German)
8
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
11
cursive (italic)
4
display script
9
humanistic
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
40
high
25
poor
11
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
3
brown
38
dark brown
9
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
48
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
8
normally
21
occasionally
7
often
13
rarely
8
sometimes
11
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
41
calligraphic with decoration
17
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
18
historiated
1
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
14
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
12
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
8
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
14
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
6
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Material: paper
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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