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
45
Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (fragment(s))
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
45
Format
oblong
17
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
10
none visible
28
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
31
dark brown
9
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
8
freehand
4
single rastrum
29
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
9
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
7
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
7
4
5
5
5
6
9
7
6
8
3
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
21
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
12
6-part opening
6
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
45
single
7
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
13
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
37
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
43
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
14
poor
9
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
2
end symbol
5
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
6
French
23
German
4
Italian
17
Latin
38
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
31
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
13
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
22
untexted
19
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
11
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
14
poor
10
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
2
brown
45
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
28
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
16
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
10
historiated
1
littera notabilior
4
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
5
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
6
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
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Production method: Manuscript
Indentation for initials: none
Material: paper
Colour of text: brown
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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