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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
6
Format
oblong
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upright
21
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
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normally
2
occasionally
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often
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rarely
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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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13
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17
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7
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
10
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
15
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
8
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
15
none
6
quadruple
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single
20
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
11
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
20
not in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
2
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
21
Monophonic Notation
absent
17
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
22
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
4
German
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Latin
22
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
11
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
22
textura
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
18
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
21
blue
3
brown
2
dark brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
20
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
12
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
5
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
10
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Number of staves: 7
Level of calligraphy music: poor
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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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