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
39
Printed work
1
Physical type
choirbook
39
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
40
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
12
n/a
1
never
4
none visible
16
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
19
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
5
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
38
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
14
11
8
12
3
13
1
14
1
15
1
2
3
3
4
4
5
5
6
6
14
7
12
8
18
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
15
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
31
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
34
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
18
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
29
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
31
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
22
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
28
notation extended into margin
20
other
1
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
16
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
18
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
10
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
4
pointers
5
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
7
French
19
German
2
Italian
9
Latin
34
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
39
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
11
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
19
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
15
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
2
display script
7
hybrida
3
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
21
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
8
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
2
brown
17
dark brown
4
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
2
red
14
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
26
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
16
Borders Size
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
12
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
18
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
vignette
1
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Agricola: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1504, , "1504 die 23 Martij.",
Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 454, 1500–1534, All folios
Ghiselin: Misse, Venice, Italy, 1503, , "1503 die 15 Julij.",
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