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
33
Physical type
choirbook
28
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
20
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
3
none visible
19
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
13
dark brown
5
gold
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
26
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
7
12
3
2
2
3
2
4
3
5
5
6
13
7
9
8
12
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
26
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
13
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
17
single
20
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
30
notation extended into margin
33
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
14
dark brown
6
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
27
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
16
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
9
end symbol
12
pointers
3
repeat signs
21
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
25
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
Flemish
1
French
19
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
30
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
16
fully texted with one text
27
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
15
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
23
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
5
humanistic
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
16
poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
6
gold
1
grey
1
red
9
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
7
occasionally
1
rarely
9
Borders Size
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
12
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
5
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
3
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
signes-de-renvoi
1
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St Gall, Switzerland, Stiftsbibliothek, MS 463, c. 1540 or slightly later, All folios
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