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
37
Physical type
choirbook
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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paper
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
7
upright
29
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
7
none visible
22
normally
3
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
16
dark brown
5
gold
1
light brown
2
red
4
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
27
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
12
11
5
12
3
13
1
2
2
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
16
7
12
8
13
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
15
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
33
3-part score
2
3-part single page
14
4-part opening
33
4-part score
1
4-part single page
17
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
20
quadruple
1
single
24
triple
2
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
33
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
23
other
4
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
17
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
void mensural
36
Monophonic Notation
absent
32
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
17
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
7
end symbol
11
pointers
6
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
26
German
2
Italian
18
Latin
32
Spanish
10
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
24
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
31
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
37
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
12
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
5
display script
4
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
15
poor
9
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
16
blue
3
brown
20
dark brown
8
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
3
red
8
reddish brown
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
22
yes
22
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
6
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
2
normally
2
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
8
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
13
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
3
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
11
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
4
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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