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
34
Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
20
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
6
partbooks (incomplete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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tablebook
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Material
paper
29
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
14
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
3
never
4
none visible
16
normally
2
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
22
brown
13
light brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
25
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
3
10
8
11
3
12
1
2
19
3
20
4
37
5
26
6
26
7
19
8
19
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
15
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
21
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
13
single
28
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
4
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
9
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
24
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
16
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
29
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
37
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
16
n/a
3
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
14
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
English
2
French
11
German
6
Italian
3
Latin
30
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
31
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
13
hybrida
1
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
19
n/a
3
poor
2
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
29
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
2
red
17
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
20
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
11
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
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Jena, Germany, Thüringer Universitäts- und Landesbibliothek, MS 20, c. 1515-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Additional 31922, c. 1510-20, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Egerton 3051, c. 1500, All folios
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