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
34
Physical type
choirbook
27
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
26
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
8
none visible
17
normally
2
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
22
dark brown
5
light brown
4
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
10
11
8
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
2
3
4
4
3
5
3
6
10
7
11
8
7
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
14
2-part score
1
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
26
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
2
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
18
single
22
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
16
other
4
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
30
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
34
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
11
poor
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
7
none
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
20
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
25
German
6
Italian
9
Latin
29
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
22
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
12
provided with single incipit
26
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
34
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
2
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
13
poor
10
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
34
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
10
decorated
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
6
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Bologna, Italy, Museo internazionale e biblioteca della musica di Bologna, MS Q 13 (olim 138), 1482, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, University Library, MS Nn.6.46, c. 1500, All folios
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