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
34
Physical type
choirbook
22
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
28
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
19
normally
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
18
dark brown
8
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
8
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
5
4
5
5
4
6
11
7
8
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
24
single
17
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
4
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
11
other
3
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
23
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
34
high
3
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
7
Flemish
2
French
34
German
7
Italian
18
Latin
31
Spanish
10
n/a
1
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
24
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
29
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
26
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
8
display script
2
hybrida
4
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
29
high
4
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
2
brown
24
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
11
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
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Munich, Germany, Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Musica MS 1 (olim H.C. 59; = MaiM 7), c. 1510-after 1523, All folios
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