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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
30
choirbook (fragment(s))
3
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
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partbook (fragment)
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3
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
single leaf
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tablebook
1
Material
paper
43
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
39
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
16
none visible
25
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
34
dark brown
5
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
39
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
8
12
5
13
3
14
3
2
6
3
7
4
8
5
9
6
18
7
11
8
10
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
23
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
32
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
27
single
26
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
14
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
15
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
15
other
4
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
49
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
43
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
10
poor
17
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
2
end symbol
6
none
3
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
15
German
10
Italian
7
Latin
42
Spanish
3
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
43
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
16
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
24
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
16
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
10
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
5
hybrida
2
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
28
high
15
poor
15
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
49
dark brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
49
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
10
sometimes
10
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
7
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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