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
20
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
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polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
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tablebook
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Material
paper
28
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
2
upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
4
none visible
18
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
16
dark brown
6
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
single rastrum
28
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
11
11
4
12
2
13
1
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
11
7
5
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
11
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
15
single
15
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
22
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
14
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
28
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
17
dark brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
7
full mensural
1
void mensural
28
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
13
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
11
poor
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
11
none
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
2
Flemish
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French
10
German
1
Italian
7
Latin
25
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
9
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
14
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
13
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (German)
1
cursive (Italianate)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
5
display script
4
humanistic
2
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
11
poor
8
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
19
dark brown
5
red
7
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
10
occasionally
3
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
10
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
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
6
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
5
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Ruling medium: single rastrum
Material: paper
Adhoc adaptation: notation extended into margin
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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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