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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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
13
partbook (single)
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
7
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
9
dark brown
6
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
8
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
2
12
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
1
6
9
7
4
8
3
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
8
single
11
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
11
pointers
3
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
English
1
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
13
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
1
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
3
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with decoration
Material: paper (with parchment)
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Verona, Italy, Biblioteca Capitolare, MS DCCLVIII, c. 1500, All folios
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