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
28
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
25
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
16
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
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upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
2
none visible
11
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
13
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
4
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
15
11
9
12
4
13
2
2
4
3
3
4
7
5
6
6
14
7
13
8
16
9
17
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
28
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
24
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
20
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
12
single
19
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
28
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
8
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
English
3
Flemish
3
French
13
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
24
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
8
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
9
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
7
poor
2
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
12
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
6
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
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Naples, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale, MS VI E 40, 1470s, All folios
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