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
22
Physical type
choirbook
20
partbook (single)
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Material
paper
7
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
12
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
7
dark brown
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gold
1
light brown
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
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9
11
3
12
1
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4
3
3
4
5
5
5
6
6
7
7
8
7
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
12
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
19
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
14
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
7
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
11
poor
1
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
pointers
3
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
3
French
10
Italian
4
Latin
19
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
11
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
2
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
13
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
5
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
none visible
1
rarely
11
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
12
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
7
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
9
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
9
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Banco Rari 229 (olim Magliabechi XIX.59), 1492-1493, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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