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
18
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
15
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
3
upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
6
normally
4
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
4
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
5
12
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
5
5
6
7
7
5
8
5
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
17
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
9
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
7
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
6
Italian
1
Latin
18
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
3
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
5
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
9
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
2
flourished
6
plain initials
18
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
3
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Type of notation: void mensural
Penned initials type: plain initials
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 11 E. xi, 1516, All folios
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