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
18
Physical type
choirbook
10
choirbook (fragment)
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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parchment
4
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
n/a
1
never
8
none visible
9
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
9
dark brown
2
n/a
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
printed staves
1
single rastrum
4
straightedge
18
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
11
11
7
12
8
13
4
14
3
15
2
16
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17
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4
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5
8
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7
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
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19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
3
5-part opening
6
6-part opening
4
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
10
single
10
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left below voice parts as part of grid
3
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
6
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
5
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
full mensural
5
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
poor
5
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
3
none
2
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
English
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French
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German
4
Italian
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Latin
15
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
15
partially texted with one text
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
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cursive (Anglicana)
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cursive (German)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
6
poor
3
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
5
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
littera notabilior
3
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
6
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
4
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
3
ornament
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Miniatures frequency: never
Monophonic notation: absent
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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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