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
chansonnier
1
choirbook
23
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
1
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
8
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
7
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
2
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
8
4
11
5
14
6
14
7
14
8
16
9
12
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
18
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
25
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
9
quadruple
1
single
20
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
25
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
high
25
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
5
Latin
25
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
humanistic
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
25
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
22
blue
3
brown
4
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
15
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
5
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
occasionally
2
rarely
7
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
6
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
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Physical type: choirbook
Copy language name: Spanish
Copy language name: French
Colour of staves: dark brown
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8º 190, c. 1470-1500, All folios
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