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
29
Physical type
choirbook
20
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
6
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
22
normally
3
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
12
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
8
Number of staves
1
3
10
5
11
2
12
1
2
3
3
9
4
4
5
2
6
8
7
3
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
29
quintuple
1
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
15
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
8
pointers
1
repeat signs
29
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
16
German
4
Italian
15
Latin
23
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
3
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
23
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
17
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
7
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
13
poor
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
4
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
5
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Indentation for initials: none
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Type of notation: void mensural
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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