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
25
Physical type
choirbook
19
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
17
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
Format
oblong
6
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
6
none visible
14
normally
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
16
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
19
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
1
2
10
6
11
3
12
2
13
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
5
3
6
9
7
6
8
6
9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
6
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
18
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
17
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
11
single
20
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
16
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
11
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
23
notation extended into margin
17
other
3
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
13
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
4
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
8
poor
5
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
8
none
1
pointers
4
repeat signs
19
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
1
French
20
German
3
Italian
11
Latin
20
Spanish
8
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
25
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
21
provided with two incipits
5
untexted
24
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
9
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
flourished
2
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
6
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
4
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Modena, Italy, Biblioteca Estense Universitaria, alpha.X.1.11 (Lat. 471; olim VI.H.15), 1440s, with additions up c. 1480, All folios
London, Great Britain, British Library, MS Royal 20 A. xvi, c. 1480-90, All folios
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