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
7
Printed work
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Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) with appended monophony and polyphony
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partbooks (complete set)
2
Material
paper
6
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
4
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
n/a
2
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
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dark brown
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gold
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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quadruple rastrum
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single rastrum
3
straightedge
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triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
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3
1
4
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6
4
8
2
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
6
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
9
single
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
2
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
2
n/a
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
French
5
Italian
6
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
4
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (italic)
2
roman
2
rotonda
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
n/a
2
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
5
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
2
historiated
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
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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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