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
23
Physical type
choirbook
17
choirbook (fragment)
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
13
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
11
brown
11
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
19
straightedge
4
Number of staves
10
8
11
2
12
1
13
2
14
1
2
5
3
7
4
7
5
8
6
10
7
11
8
23
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
10
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
10
single
20
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
11
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
11
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
2
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
9
German
3
Italian
4
Latin
20
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
3
display script
4
hybrida
2
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
7
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
4
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Level of calligraphy music: fair
Number of staves: 8
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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