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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Great Britain
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Florence
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
6
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
2
single rastrum
6
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
3
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
11
7
4
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
6
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
11
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
French
5
German
1
Italian
5
Latin
10
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
hybrida
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Borders size: full borders
Disposition of voice part exact%3a4-part opening
Painted initials frequency: rarely
Physical format: upright
Type of notation: void mensural
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Segovia, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS s.s., c. 1498-1515, All folios
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