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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4
Production method
Manuscript
20
Physical type
choirbook
20
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
7
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
5
3
4
4
4
5
5
6
10
7
7
8
10
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
20
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
8
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
8
quadruple
1
single
15
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
6
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
1
present
20
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
pointers
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
1
English
1
Flemish
2
French
5
Italian
2
Latin
19
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one text
3
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
8
hybrida
1
textura
9
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
10
poor
1
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Monophonic notation: present
Physical type: choirbook
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.121, , All folios
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