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
28
Physical type
choirbook
18
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
1
tablebook
1
Material
paper
18
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
8
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
6
upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
3
none visible
18
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
28
dark brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
1
single rastrum
18
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
13
11
5
12
3
13
2
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
4
4
4
5
3
6
9
7
6
8
9
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
19
3-part score
1
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
20
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
16
single
18
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
21
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
15
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
brown
17
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
4
void mensural
25
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
17
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
15
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
Flemish
2
French
17
German
2
Italian
15
Latin
24
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
17
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
14
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
9
provided with single incipit
18
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
15
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
6
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
8
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
12
poor
5
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
18
dark brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
historiated
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
16
occasionally
5
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
11
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
3
ornament
1
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Florence, Italy, Biblioteca Nazionale Centrale, MS Magliabechi XIX.117, c. 1505-1515, All folios
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