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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Spain
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Production method
Manuscript
27
Physical type
choirbook
13
choirbook (single quire(s))
3
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
2
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
1
Material
paper
27
Format
oblong
7
upright
20
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
3
n/a
1
never
11
none visible
15
normally
1
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
10
dark brown
3
red
3
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
4
printed staves
1
single rastrum
22
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
8
11
3
12
6
13
1
2
4
3
5
4
7
5
7
6
8
7
5
8
9
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part consecutive
4
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
11
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
6
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
11
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
13
single
17
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
7
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
17
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
19
notation extended into margin
8
other
5
partial additional staves
14
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
24
brown
8
dark brown
4
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
4
full mensural
2
void mensural
27
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
6
poor
6
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
5
none
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
6
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
12
German
8
Italian
3
Latin
27
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
18
untexted
27
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (German)
9
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
1
display script
5
humanistic
2
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
high
8
poor
7
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
27
brown
10
dark brown
4
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
19
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
7
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
2
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
12
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
5
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
4
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Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
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