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
28
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
25
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
5
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
n/a
1
never
3
none visible
13
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
15
brown
10
gold
1
light brown
3
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
6
12
4
13
2
2
3
3
5
4
8
5
7
6
12
7
10
8
11
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
23
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
9
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
19
single
18
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
7
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
19
brown
8
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
2
French
13
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
24
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
26
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
4
display script
5
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
12
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
17
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
1
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
1
red
11
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
7
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
3
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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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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