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
37
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
7
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
2
printed book with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
18
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
4
never
7
none visible
13
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
9
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
single rastrum
27
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
10
11
3
12
1
2
14
3
19
4
41
5
25
6
24
7
19
8
20
9
13
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
15
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
17
single
31
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
8
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
28
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
34
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
full mensural
2
not specified
1
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
41
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
15
n/a
4
poor
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
4
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
2
French
8
German
7
Italian
5
Latin
33
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
41
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
8
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
7
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
2
display script
10
roman
2
rotonda
2
textura
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
17
n/a
4
poor
1
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
3
dark red
1
green
1
red
14
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
historiated
2
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
normally
9
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
7
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Monophonic notation: absent
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Montecassino, Italy, Biblioteca dell'Abbazia, MS 871, late 15th century, pp. 247-434
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