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 monophony and polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
4
partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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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
always
2
never
3
none visible
11
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
10
dark brown
8
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
2
single rastrum
10
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
6
Number of staves
10
4
11
2
2
3
3
6
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5
5
2
6
5
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5
8
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9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
7
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
4
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
9
single
10
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
8
other
3
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
7
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
14
dark brown
4
light brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
14
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
18
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
3
Flemish
1
French
11
German
1
Italian
11
Latin
17
Spanish
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
18
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
10
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
6
display script
3
hybrida
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
5
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
2
brown
15
dark brown
5
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
4
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 5-part opening
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one or two texts
Pricking frequency: always
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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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