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
14
Physical type
choirbook
11
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
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Material
paper
8
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
10
normally
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
14
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
8
straightedge
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triple rastrum
4
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
2
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3
2
4
2
5
1
6
6
7
6
8
6
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part opening
6
2-part score
1
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
13
3-part score
2
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
12
4-part score
1
4-part single page
6
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
7
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
14
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
9
other
1
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
10
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
strene notation
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
4
pointers
3
repeat signs
13
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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English
1
Flemish
1
French
12
Italian
11
Latin
12
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
6
partially texted with one text
12
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
3
hybrida
3
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
2
blue
1
brown
9
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
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Madrid, Spain, Palacio Real, Biblioteca, MS II/1335, c. 1505-20, All folios
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