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
45
Physical type
choirbook
31
choirbook (fragment(s))
1
choirbook (fragment)
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
38
parchment
7
Format
upright
45
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
11
none visible
21
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
45
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
2
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
35
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
18
11
10
12
7
13
3
14
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
5
6
13
7
10
8
8
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
32
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
25
quintuple
1
single
22
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
9
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
15
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
18
other
4
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
40
dark brown
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
45
Monophonic Notation
absent
37
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
27
high
12
poor
10
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
15
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
43
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
16
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
20
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
20
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
6
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
3
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
7
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
13
poor
9
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
3
brown
45
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
31
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
6
often
3
rarely
10
sometimes
9
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
19
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
11
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
11
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
5
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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