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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Spain
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1
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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
choirbook
9
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
1
partbook (single)
2
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
15
Format
oblong
3
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
6
none visible
6
normally
1
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
11
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
printed staves
3
single rastrum
10
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
7
11
5
12
4
13
2
14
1
2
1
3
3
4
1
5
1
6
2
7
4
8
3
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part opening
5
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
7
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
7
single
6
triple
1
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
11
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
7
other
3
partial additional staves
7
staveline added
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
9
dark brown
2
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Central European)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
14
high
1
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
5
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
2
Dutch
1
Flemish
1
French
6
German
2
Italian
4
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
8
untexted
9
varies
2
Type of Script
cursive
15
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
3
poor
2
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
15
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
never
3
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
7
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
4
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
7
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
1
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
5
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Berlin, Germany, Staatsbibliothek Preussischer Kulturbesitz, MS Germ. 8° 280, c. 1500,
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