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
33
Physical type
choirbook
24
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
Format
oblong
6
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
5
none visible
20
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
25
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
6
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
3
4
1
5
2
6
11
7
4
8
3
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
6
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
33
quintuple
1
single
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
15
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
33
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
12
poor
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
cue notes
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
French
15
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
29
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
33
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
14
poor
7
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
2
brown
32
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
25
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Indentation for initials: none
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
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