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
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Physical type
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
11
Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
1
none visible
14
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
12
dark brown
6
gold
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light brown
3
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
18
triple rastrum
7
Number of staves
1
2
10
5
11
3
3
3
4
1
5
2
6
9
7
5
8
8
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
22
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
16
quintuple
1
single
15
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
25
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
21
notation extended into margin
16
other
1
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
16
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
10
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
pointers
4
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
French
17
German
1
Italian
13
Latin
18
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
20
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
3
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
2
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
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
8
flourished
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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