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
35
Physical type
choirbook
28
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
9
none visible
18
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
22
dark brown
8
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
printed staves
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
10
11
11
8
12
5
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
4
4
6
5
5
6
16
7
9
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
28
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
29
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
18
single
23
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
18
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
21
other
4
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
31
dark brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
9
poor
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
10
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
21
German
7
Italian
14
Latin
29
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
35
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
11
poor
7
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
35
dark brown
2
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
7
often
4
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
9
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
7
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of text: brown
Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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