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
21
Physical type
choirbook
19
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
4
none visible
8
normally
4
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
7
dark brown
8
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
15
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
9
11
6
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
4
6
11
7
6
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part score
2
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
4
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
7
none
8
single
16
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
18
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
5
red
4
Type of Notation
chant (square)
6
full mensural
4
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
8
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
21
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
2
Flemish
1
French
9
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
19
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
19
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
11
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
rotonda
2
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
6
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
5
red
11
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
4
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
5
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
4
decorative final long
7
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
3
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.350 (olim Magliabechi XXXVI. 113), 1514-1521, All folios
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