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
18
Physical type
choirbook
12
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
11
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
14
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
18
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
10
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
2
4
3
4
4
6
5
2
6
7
7
6
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
13
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
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
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
12
other
2
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
15
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
4
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
13
Italian
14
Latin
14
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Painted initials type: decorated with grotesque heads
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 5665, c.1460-1510, All folios
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