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
11
Physical type
choirbook
10
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
1
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
5
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
2
dark brown
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
1
Number of staves
10
7
11
4
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
4
1
5
2
6
4
7
2
8
4
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
4
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
11
pointers
2
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
3
Italian
1
Latin
11
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
1
humanistic
2
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
2
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
3
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
3
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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