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
15
Physical type
choirbook
10
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
10
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
12
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
15
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
3
11
2
2
2
3
2
4
4
6
5
7
5
8
4
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
10
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
15
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
11
Italian
9
Latin
10
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
15
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
7
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Basel, Switzerland, Öffentliche Bibliothek der Universität, MS F X 5-9, c. 1510-1547, All folios
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