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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Belgium
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Italy
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Production method
Manuscript
22
Physical type
choirbook
18
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
4
upright
18
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
5
none visible
12
normally
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
13
dark brown
5
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
9
11
6
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
1
4
3
5
2
6
13
7
7
8
8
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
1
2-part single page
22
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
20
3-part score
2
3-part single page
13
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
11
single
14
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
14
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
13
other
3
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
15
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
22
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
4
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
11
pointers
6
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
14
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
14
German
3
Italian
10
Latin
19
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
14
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
22
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
4
poor
6
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
6
light brown
1
red
8
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
11
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
4
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
4
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 7-1-28, Late 15th century, All folios
Cape Town, South Africa, National Library of South Africa, MS Grey 3.b.12, Before 1506, All folios
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