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
31
Physical type
choirbook
22
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
18
normally
5
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
18
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
red
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
23
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
4
12
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13
1
14
1
15
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16
1
17
1
3
3
4
3
5
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6
8
7
6
8
12
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
10
3-part opening
23
3-part single page
11
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
21
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
2
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
3
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
21
quintuple
1
single
18
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
28
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
31
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
17
other
1
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
10
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
15
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
30
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
8
poor
2
very high
6
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
6
pointers
7
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
16
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
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Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
21
German
3
Italian
11
Latin
25
Spanish
5
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
3
display script
2
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
9
poor
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
15
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
12
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
14
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
12
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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