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
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
4
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
5
none visible
7
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
7
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
16
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
11
11
3
12
1
13
1
2
4
3
3
4
4
5
7
6
11
7
8
8
11
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
8
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
8
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
6
single
17
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
none
2
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
10
other
2
partial additional staves
21
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
20
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
14
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
18
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
18
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
8
poor
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
11
dark brown
4
red
9
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
4
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
signa congruentiae
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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