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
41
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
32
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
poetry collection with some notated music
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
Material
paper
29
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
10
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
6
upright
36
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
17
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
18
brown
18
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
1
single rastrum
30
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
6
12
7
13
5
14
3
15
2
2
6
3
8
4
13
5
9
6
11
7
8
8
8
9
11
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
13
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
22
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
29
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
18
6-part opening
10
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
42
single
9
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
29
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
32
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
17
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
25
brown
13
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
40
Monophonic Notation
absent
33
present
11
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
21
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
cue notes
2
end symbol
3
none
2
pointers
1
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
11
signes-de-renvoi
14
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
French
10
German
3
Italian
6
Latin
34
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
11
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
4
cursive
4
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
9
cursive (italic)
3
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
20
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
23
blue
1
brown
16
dark brown
2
grey
1
light brown
1
red
6
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
27
yes
16
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
rarely
6
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
7
flourished
4
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
normally
9
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
20
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
9
historiated
1
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
banner
1
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
5
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
4
littera notabilior
3
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Florence, Italy, Conservatorio di Musica Luigi Cherubini, MS Basevi 2442, First half of the 16th century, probably c. 1527, Cantus partbook, all folios
Paris, France, Bibliothèque Nationale, fonds français MS 1597 (olim Colbert 1625), c. 1500, All folios
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