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
21
Physical type
choirbook
15
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
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poetry collection with some notated music
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
15
parchment
6
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
15
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
4
none visible
12
normally
2
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
4
brown
13
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
single rastrum
13
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
5
11
1
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
2
6
8
7
5
8
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
16
4-part single page
10
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
6
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
2
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
2
none
14
single
12
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
10
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
10
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
13
partial additional staves
10
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
11
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
19
Monophonic Notation
absent
18
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
6
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
7
pointers
2
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
3
French
10
German
2
Italian
11
Latin
18
Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
14
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
6
display script
1
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
6
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
7
blue
1
brown
21
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
6
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
8
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
3
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
2
ornament
1
signes-de-renvoi
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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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