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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Spain
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1
Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
choirbook
29
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
22
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
11
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
11
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
2
none visible
21
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
17
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
8
freehand
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
2
10
11
11
7
12
3
2
2
3
5
4
6
5
3
6
9
7
7
8
12
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
27
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
12
5-part opening
15
5-part single page
3
6-part opening
4
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
23
single
22
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
16
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
7
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
31
notation extended into margin
23
other
1
partial additional staves
18
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
blue
1
brown
19
dark brown
6
gold
2
light brown
3
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
4
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
31
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
14
poor
2
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
8
end symbol
13
pointers
7
repeat signs
36
signa congruentiae
21
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
8
English
1
Flemish
1
French
23
German
2
Italian
19
Latin
28
Spanish
6
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
22
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
19
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
27
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
24
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
8
display script
4
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
16
poor
6
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
7
gold
1
light brown
3
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
7
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
7
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
14
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
8
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
11
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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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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