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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Austria
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Tarazona
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Production method
Manuscript
30
Physical type
choirbook
20
choirbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
2
partbooks (incomplete set)
4
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
30
Format
oblong
8
upright
22
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
4
none visible
16
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
16
dark brown
7
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
2
single rastrum
22
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
1
10
10
11
5
12
4
13
1
2
6
3
8
4
11
5
8
6
14
7
9
8
10
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
10
2-part score
2
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
16
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
22
4-part score
1
4-part single page
9
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
13
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
10
single
21
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
20
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
19
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
8
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
22
notation extended into margin
17
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
14
dark brown
7
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
4
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
21
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
11
poor
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
end symbol
9
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
30
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
1
Dutch
4
English
1
Flemish
1
French
8
German
2
Italian
5
Latin
29
Spanish
6
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
30
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
13
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
15
untexted
16
Type of Script
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
7
cursive (italic)
4
display script
5
hybrida
3
roman
1
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
16
high
14
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
18
dark brown
8
red
10
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
6
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
6
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
16
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
6
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
5
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
8
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Tarazona, Spain, Archivo Capitular de la Catedral, MS 5, 16th century, All folios
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