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
28
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
21
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
16
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
9
Format
oblong
11
upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
never
2
none visible
16
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
15
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
3
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
19
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
2
2
3
5
4
3
5
2
6
11
7
7
8
10
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
11
2-part opening
7
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
23
3-part score
2
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
21
4-part score
1
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
5
none
16
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
24
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
18
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
26
notation extended into margin
20
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
11
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
22
dark brown
1
gold
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
25
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
11
poor
1
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
8
pointers
1
repeat signs
28
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
19
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
12
Flemish
1
French
28
German
2
Italian
18
Latin
28
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
20
fully texted with one text
21
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
8
partially texted with one text
17
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
25
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
21
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
6
display script
3
hybrida
6
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
12
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
brown
20
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
8
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
11
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
6
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
13
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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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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