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
26
Physical type
choirbook
18
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
7
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
4
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
5
none visible
14
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
26
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
7
11
5
12
5
13
1
2
6
3
6
4
8
5
5
6
9
7
8
8
6
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
2
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
none
8
quintuple
1
single
26
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
12
other
4
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
20
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
8
poor
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
11
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
21
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
18
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
10
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
6
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
6
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Non verbal performance instructions: end symbol
Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Material: parchment
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Medicea-Laurenziana, MS Acquisti e doni 666, 1518, All folios
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