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
28
Physical type
choirbook
26
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
9
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
28
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
8
never
5
none visible
8
normally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
8
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
25
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
16
11
8
12
3
13
1
14
1
2
5
3
3
4
7
5
13
6
19
7
28
8
22
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
24
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
7
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
5
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
25
triple
11
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
12
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
21
brown
9
light brown
1
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
9
poor
3
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
3
French
13
German
3
Italian
3
Latin
22
Spanish
3
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
9
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
18
hybrida
3
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
poor
2
very high
10
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
2
brown
8
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
19
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
16
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
16
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
3
often
1
rarely
14
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
15
occasionally
6
often
4
rarely
8
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
4
often
1
rarely
11
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
10
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
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