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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Belgium
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Spain
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Basel
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Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
tablebook
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Material
paper
30
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
5
upright
24
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
6
none visible
18
normally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
20
dark brown
4
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
5
freehand
3
single rastrum
22
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
2
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
2
4
4
5
2
6
13
7
5
8
5
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
13
2-part opening
9
2-part score
2
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
18
3-part score
1
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
23
4-part score
1
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
15
single
17
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
25
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
25
notation extended into margin
30
other
2
partial additional staves
17
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
18
dark brown
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
3
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
20
present
12
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
11
none
2
pointers
4
repeat signs
12
signa congruentiae
17
signes-de-renvoi
18
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
3
English
1
Flemish
1
French
14
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
25
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
23
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
17
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
17
untexted
18
Type of Script
cursive
14
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
4
display script
3
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
11
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
21
dark brown
5
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
Borders Frequency
never
5
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
11
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
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Type of notation: chant (square)
Production method: Manuscript
Type of notation: strene notation
Disposition of voice part: 3-part score
Colour of notation: red
Colour of text: red
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-1-43 (olim Z Tab. 135, N.° 33), c. 1470-85, All folios
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