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
25
Physical type
choirbook
16
choirbook (fragment)
1
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
1
Material
paper
13
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
16
normally
4
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
25
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
single rastrum
19
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
5
12
4
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
3
4
7
5
5
6
9
7
6
8
11
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
16
3-part score
2
3-part single page
7
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
7
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
13
single
17
triple
1
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
3
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
English
2
Flemish
2
French
13
German
4
Italian
8
Latin
22
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
9
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
15
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
5
hybrida
2
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
10
poor
4
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
3
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
8
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
flourished
5
historiated
2
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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