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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Segovia
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
3
Format
oblong
2
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
n/a
1
never
2
none visible
7
rarely
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
1
11
1
2
1
5
2
6
4
7
4
8
5
9
1
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
3
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
6
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
6
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
4
single
6
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
none
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
1
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
7
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
7
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
n/a
1
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
pointers
3
repeat signs
8
signa congruentiae
10
signes-de-renvoi
8
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
10
German
1
Italian
6
Latin
9
Spanish
4
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
7
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
4
n/a
1
poor
2
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
red
2
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
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Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
Copy language name: French
Disposition of voice part: 4-part single page
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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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