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