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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
4
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
3
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
1
Format
oblong
2
upright
3
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
3
normally
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rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
1
dark brown
2
gold
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
2
2
1
3
1
4
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5
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6
2
7
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8
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
1
2-part score
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
5
3-part score
1
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
4
4-part score
1
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
3
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
blue
1
brown
2
dark brown
1
gold
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
French
4
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
5
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
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Number of staves: 5
Colour of text: black
Colour of staves: red
Physical format: upright
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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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