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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
24
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
4
poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
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Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
8
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
5
upright
26
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Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
8
none visible
17
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
23
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
single rastrum
25
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
9
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
8
3
6
4
10
5
7
6
17
7
12
8
10
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
21
3-part score
1
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
25
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
8
quintuple
1
single
32
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
13
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
15
other
4
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
9
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
32
light brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
9
poor
8
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
19
German
7
Italian
10
Latin
25
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
18
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
11
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
23
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
10
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
hybrida
6
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
12
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
28
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
6
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
littera notabilior
5
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Planned initials type: Guide letters only
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
Presence absence of text: untexted
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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