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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Manuscript
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Printed work
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Physical type
chansonnier
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chant book with polyphony
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choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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printed treatise with added polyphony
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single leaf
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Material
paper
12
parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
7
upright
19
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
n/a
1
never
6
none visible
11
normally
3
often
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
13
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
4
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
5
single rastrum
14
straightedge
9
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
5
10
9
11
3
12
1
13
1
14
1
2
9
3
7
4
12
5
9
6
11
7
9
8
10
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
5
2-part opening
9
2-part score
1
2-part single page
7
3-part consecutive
6
3-part opening
17
3-part score
1
3-part single page
9
4-part consecutive
3
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
7-part opening
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
11
single
21
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
12
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
26
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
4
other
2
partial additional staves
15
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
15
blue
1
brown
13
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
3
strene notation
1
void mensural
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Monophonic Notation
absent
22
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
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n/a
1
poor
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very high
7
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
7
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
9
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Dutch
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English
3
Flemish
1
French
10
German
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Italian
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Latin
19
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
11
provided with one or two incipits
6
provided with single incipit
16
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
19
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
5
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
2
display script
4
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
8
n/a
1
poor
3
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
13
blue
2
brown
12
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
16
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
2
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
3
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
historiated
1
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
5
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
5
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
4
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Locations part of: Italy
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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