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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Manuscript
42
Physical type
choirbook
29
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (fragment)
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
5
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
Material
paper
31
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
Format
oblong
16
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
21
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
24
dark brown
8
light brown
6
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
31
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
7
11
4
12
3
13
1
3
6
4
5
5
3
6
12
7
10
8
8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
18
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
29
3-part score
1
3-part single page
14
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
29
quintuple
1
single
22
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
34
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
21
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
35
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
36
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
16
poor
5
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
22
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
22
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
Flemish
1
French
42
German
5
Italian
18
Latin
34
Spanish
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
21
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
20
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
32
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
29
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
7
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
16
poor
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
42
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
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
2
never
1
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
15
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
12
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
10
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F VI 26 d, First quarter of the 16th century, All folios
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