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
46
Physical type
choirbook
43
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
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Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
18
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
3
none visible
18
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
20
dark brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
36
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
7
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
3
6
19
7
13
8
15
9
16
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
22
2-part score
1
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
46
3-part score
3
3-part single page
18
4-part opening
41
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
26
quintuple
1
single
27
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
44
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
27
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
20
notation and staves extended into margin
43
notation extended into margin
46
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
20
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
6
gold
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
44
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
20
poor
1
very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
18
pointers
6
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
35
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
1
French
27
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
40
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
19
fully texted with one text
38
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
28
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
6
humanistic
2
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
20
poor
5
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
7
gold
1
red
13
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
29
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
12
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
9
flourished
5
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
20
occasionally
4
often
8
rarely
14
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
27
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
11
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
6
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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