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
13
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (single)
1
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
11
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
4
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
6
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
none visible
18
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
13
dark brown
1
gold
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
14
straightedge
1
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
4
11
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2
2
3
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5
3
6
6
7
6
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8
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
9
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
11
5-part opening
8
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
10
quadruple
1
single
10
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
18
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
13
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
10
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
brown
11
dark brown
1
gold
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
10
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
18
German
3
Italian
10
Latin
18
Spanish
6
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
11
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
14
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
4
roman
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
10
high
6
poor
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
2
gold
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
Indentation for initials: double
Number of staves: 13
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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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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