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
30
Physical type
choirbook
30
Material
paper
21
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
30
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
14
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
12
11
6
12
2
13
2
4
1
5
1
6
8
7
1
8
6
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
30
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
16
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
cue notes
1
end symbol
8
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
15
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
9
German
1
Italian
10
Latin
27
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
5
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
10
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
17
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
3
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
12
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
6
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
4
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Physical type: choirbook
Pricking frequency: none visible
Indentation for initials: none
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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