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
48
Physical type
choirbook
41
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
23
Format
oblong
5
upright
43
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
16
never
4
none visible
17
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
25
brown
15
dark brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
48
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
22
11
11
12
3
13
2
2
7
3
7
4
10
5
10
6
18
7
19
8
26
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
20
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
35
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
40
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
25
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
14
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
36
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
41
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
15
notation and staves extended into margin
35
notation extended into margin
24
other
2
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
14
dark brown
5
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
18
poor
3
very high
16
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
9
pointers
3
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
48
signes-de-renvoi
33
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
5
Flemish
4
French
21
German
2
Italian
7
Latin
48
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
45
fully texted with two or more texts
14
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
8
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
21
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
2
display script
18
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
20
poor
6
very high
15
Colour of Text
black
32
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
7
red
25
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
19
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
rarely
19
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
14
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
normally
25
occasionally
9
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
23
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
11
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
9
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
12
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
ornament
1
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Copy language name: Latin
Ruling medium: single rastrum
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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