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
19
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
12
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
2
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
3
none visible
10
normally
5
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
11
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
5
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
2
5
3
6
10
7
7
8
11
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
18
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
9
single
18
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
22
other
2
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
9
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
7
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
9
poor
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
12
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
2
Flemish
1
French
10
Italian
7
Latin
20
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
3
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
7
poor
4
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
12
brown
10
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
6
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
flourished
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
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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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