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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Belgium
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Antwerp
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Germany (South)
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London
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Mechelen
5
Netherlands
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Rome
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Wittenberg
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Zaragoza
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Production method
Manuscript
14
Physical type
choirbook
14
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
6
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
14
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
1
none visible
5
often
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
13
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
11
11
5
12
4
13
2
14
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15
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
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8
10
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
8
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
10
6-part opening
6
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
14
none
5
single
14
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
none
3
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
13
not in dedicated space
1
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
7
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
12
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
void mensural
14
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
8
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
4
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
12
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
14
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
14
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
8
display script
6
humanistic
1
textura
5
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
10
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
14
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
8
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
2
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Presence absence of text: provided with single incipit
Separate text: no separate text
Type of script: cursive (German)
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Number of staves: 13
Physical format: upright
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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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