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