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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Manuscript
61
Physical type
choirbook
54
choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
36
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
22
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
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upright
59
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
17
never
10
none visible
23
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
34
brown
24
dark brown
3
light brown
3
red
3
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
4
single rastrum
61
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
32
11
20
12
14
13
5
14
2
15
1
2
3
3
5
4
8
5
12
6
20
7
17
8
26
9
29
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
27
2-part single page
13
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
48
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
54
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
28
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
13
8-part opening
3
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
21
none
29
quadruple
3
quintuple
1
single
41
triple
13
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
50
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
17
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
42
not in dedicated space
17
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
22
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
48
notation extended into margin
23
other
3
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
40
brown
22
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
3
void mensural
60
Monophonic Notation
absent
50
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
26
high
25
poor
7
very high
11
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
7
none
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
18
signa congruentiae
25
signes-de-renvoi
39
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
1
French
23
German
5
Italian
7
Latin
53
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
54
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
5
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
12
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
24
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
10
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
27
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
3
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
roman
1
textura
15
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
24
high
26
poor
7
very high
14
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
40
blue
2
brown
25
dark brown
4
light brown
2
red
22
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
35
yes
32
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
none visible
1
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
4
occasionally
1
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
5
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
6
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
15
decorated with grotesque heads
5
flourished
4
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
1
normally
31
occasionally
10
often
5
rarely
12
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
32
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
14
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
17
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
4
normally
5
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
13
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
3
never
8
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
6
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS II.I.232 (olim Magliabechi XIX.58), c. 1515-1521, All folios
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