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
16
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
10
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
10
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
7
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
5
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
6
11
2
12
2
2
1
3
2
4
3
5
2
6
5
7
6
8
16
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
16
quintuple
1
single
11
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
6
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
4
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
2
French
8
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
13
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
7
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Indentation for initials: none
Number of staves: 8
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 17 (olim 148), 1490-1500, All folios
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