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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Belgium
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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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partbook (single)
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Material
paper
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parchment
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parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
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normally
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often
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
1
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
1
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
blue
1
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
English
2
Flemish
1
French
1
Latin
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one text
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
blue
1
dark brown
1
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
4
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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