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