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
25
Physical type
choirbook
22
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
16
normally
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
14
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
17
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
5
4
6
13
7
9
8
11
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
25
3-part score
3
3-part single page
12
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
9
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
9
pointers
6
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
10
English
1
Flemish
1
French
19
German
1
Italian
16
Latin
19
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
17
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
21
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
6
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
9
poor
6
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
23
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
6
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.F.9.9 (Ital. 1221; olim VIII.F.27), 1495-6, All folios
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