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
24
Physical type
choirbook
17
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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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
never
2
none visible
17
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
24
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
single rastrum
20
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
4
12
3
13
1
2
4
3
6
4
3
5
2
6
7
7
4
8
5
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
18
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
10
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
15
quintuple
1
single
14
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
20
notation extended into margin
13
other
2
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
24
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
23
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
6
poor
5
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
16
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
18
German
5
Italian
12
Latin
20
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
12
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
13
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
24
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
5
display script
1
hybrida
3
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
8
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
2
brown
23
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
6
occasionally
4
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
6
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Barcelona, Spain, Biblioteca de Catalunya, M. 681 (=PedC 386), c. 1525-1550, All folios
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