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