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