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
65
Physical type
choirbook
65
Material
paper
38
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
21
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
61
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
11
never
5
none visible
29
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
21
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
1
single rastrum
55
straightedge
7
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
34
11
16
12
11
13
6
14
4
15
3
16
2
17
2
2
9
3
10
4
15
5
20
6
27
7
26
8
30
9
26
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
28
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
44
3-part score
3
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
56
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
32
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
27
none
33
quintuple
1
single
46
triple
8
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
47
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
16
variable space, not on grid
16
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
47
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
8
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
28
partial additional staves
20
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
46
brown
17
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
7
strene notation
1
void mensural
61
Monophonic Notation
absent
53
present
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
65
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
cue notes
1
end symbol
10
pointers
2
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
19
German
1
Italian
8
Latin
61
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
60
fully texted with two or more texts
6
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
9
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
4
display script
21
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
25
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
49
poor
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
44
blue
4
brown
22
dark brown
5
dark red
1
green
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
29
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
44
yes
27
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
none visible
1
rarely
14
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
occasionally
3
rarely
12
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
17
decorated with grotesque heads
6
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
5
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
26
occasionally
7
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
12
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
42
calligraphic with decoration
12
calligraphic with grotesque heads
15
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
20
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
6
occasionally
6
often
8
rarely
5
sometimes
8
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
3
banner
3
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
8
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Level of calligraphy music: high
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5465, c. 1500, All folios
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