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
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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reddish brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
5
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
5
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
3
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
1
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
6
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
8
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
8
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
4
French
8
German
1
Italian
4
Latin
8
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with one or two incipits
8
provided with single incipit
7
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
7
dark brown
2
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
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historiated
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
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rarely
2
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
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Colour of notation: brown
Copy language name: Latin
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Presence absence of text: provided with one or two incipits
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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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