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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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
31
Physical type
choirbook
31
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
parchment (with paper)
2
Format
oblong
1
upright
30
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
14
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
12
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
7
12
2
13
1
2
4
3
2
4
4
5
7
6
14
7
11
8
11
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
24
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
7
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
14
quintuple
1
single
23
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
26
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
18
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
13
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
23
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
13
German
3
Italian
5
Latin
29
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
12
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
11
humanistic
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
31
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
20
blue
3
brown
12
dark brown
3
grey
1
red
16
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
none visible
1
rarely
9
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
18
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Level of calligraphy text: high
Physical type: choirbook
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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