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
32
Physical type
choirbook
30
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
5
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
4
none visible
16
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
20
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
24
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
10
11
7
12
4
3
1
4
2
5
1
6
9
7
9
8
6
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
27
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
30
4-part single page
15
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
19
single
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
6
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
24
notation extended into margin
18
other
1
partial additional staves
16
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
1
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
9
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
32
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
9
Flemish
1
French
21
German
2
Italian
11
Latin
32
Spanish
8
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
25
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
9
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
32
dark brown
3
red
5
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
13
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Colour of text: brown
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Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Riccardiana, MS 2356, c. 1480-1485, All folios
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