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