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
20
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
15
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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n/a
1
never
4
none visible
9
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
12
dark brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
13
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
8
11
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
5
2
6
7
7
6
8
9
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part opening
7
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
10
single
15
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
17
none
5
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
11
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
11
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
4
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
19
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
6
n/a
1
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
12
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
15
German
1
Italian
12
Latin
17
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
9
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
10
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
4
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
5
hybrida
4
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
9
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
4
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
21
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
often
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
4
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
ornament
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Magdalene College, MS Pepys 1760, c. 1509-c. 1514, All folios
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