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
50
Physical type
choirbook
43
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
25
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
9
none visible
22
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
4
red
5
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
40
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
21
11
8
12
1
2
7
3
6
4
8
5
11
6
24
7
19
8
25
9
18
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
21
2-part score
1
2-part single page
16
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
50
3-part score
2
3-part single page
15
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
44
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
24
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
9
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
22
quadruple
1
single
34
triple
9
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
29
not in dedicated space
22
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
37
notation extended into margin
26
other
3
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
20
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
4
red
2
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
void mensural
49
Monophonic Notation
absent
40
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
18
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
custodes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
7
repeat signs
26
signa congruentiae
32
signes-de-renvoi
36
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
4
French
29
German
1
Italian
19
Latin
43
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
23
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
33
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
31
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (bastarda)
19
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
7
display script
14
humanistic
2
hybrida
7
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
20
poor
8
very high
9
Colour of Text
black
25
blue
2
brown
22
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
3
red
18
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
11
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
23
occasionally
8
often
7
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
24
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
5
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Turin, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria, MS Ris. mus I. 27 (olim Regia Biblioteca dell'Università, qm III. 59), c. 1500, All folios
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