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
23
Physical type
choirbook
21
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
2
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
9
normally
6
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
13
dark brown
5
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
4
6
9
7
11
8
11
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
21
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
8
quintuple
1
single
23
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
15
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
11
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
10
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
9
pointers
5
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
7
English
1
Flemish
2
French
16
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
19
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
hybrida
5
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
8
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
12
dark brown
5
light brown
2
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Borders size: partial borders: two-sided
Colour of notation: brown
Indentation for initials: single
Level of calligraphy music: fair
Non verbal performance instructions: pointers
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 230 (olim Magliabechi XIX.141), c. 1500-1513, before 1515, All folios
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