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
9
Physical type
choirbook
8
choirbook (fragment)
1
Material
paper
5
parchment
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Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
never
2
none visible
4
normally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
6
brown
4
dark 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
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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16
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17
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5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
4
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
7
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
5
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
4
single
6
triple
3
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
5
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
2
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
4
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
none
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
French
2
German
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
3
littera notabilior
2
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
Leipzig, Germany, Universitätsbibliothek, MS 1494, c. 1490-1504, All folios
Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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