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
27
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
10
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
7
none visible
16
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
20
dark brown
5
light brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
6
11
3
12
2
4
4
5
3
6
12
7
10
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part score
1
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
23
quintuple
1
single
19
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
21
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
27
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
14
poor
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
1
French
34
German
3
Italian
14
Latin
28
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
26
Type of Script
cursive
11
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
8
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
14
poor
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
34
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Number of staves: 2
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.M.1.13 (Lat 456; olim V.H.10), 1481, All folios
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