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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Belgium
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Great Britain
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Italy
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Cities
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
36
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
25
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
partbook (single)
5
partbooks (complete set)
1
partbooks (incomplete set)
2
tablebook
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Material
paper
23
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
9
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
8
upright
27
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
6
none visible
21
normally
5
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
24
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
6
freehand
6
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
25
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
3
10
11
11
4
12
4
13
1
2
5
3
5
4
9
5
5
6
19
7
11
8
10
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
19
2-part opening
10
2-part score
2
2-part single page
14
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
26
3-part score
3
3-part single page
15
4-part opening
26
4-part score
1
4-part single page
15
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
16
single
26
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
32
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
5
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
20
provided, in dedicated space
14
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
16
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
36
notation extended into margin
25
other
5
partial additional staves
23
staveline added
17
staves extended into margin
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
25
dark brown
6
gold
1
light brown
2
red
2
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
5
full mensural
5
strene notation
1
void mensural
35
Monophonic Notation
absent
30
present
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
9
poor
7
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
11
none
2
pointers
8
repeat signs
25
signa congruentiae
22
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
8
English
3
Flemish
1
French
22
German
3
Italian
15
Latin
30
Spanish
9
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
36
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
14
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
33
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
2
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
11
poor
11
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
23
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
8
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
25
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
5
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
7
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
9
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
2
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
7
often
4
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
7
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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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