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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Austria
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France
2
Mechelen
4
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3
Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
paper
5
parchment
10
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
4
light brown
1
reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
14
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
7
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
5
3
5
4
7
5
10
6
11
7
16
8
13
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
5
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
2
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
7
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
3
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
10
poor
1
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
English
1
Flemish
1
French
6
Latin
14
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
4
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
10
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
9
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
11
blue
3
brown
3
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
light brown
1
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
8
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
5
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
4
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Seville, Spain, Biblioteca Capitular y Colombina, MS 5-5-20 (olim Z Tab. 137, N.° 25), Early 16th century, 39-66
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