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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Great Britain
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Production method
Manuscript
4
Physical type
choirbook
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
printed treatise with added polyphony
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Material
paper
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
2
normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
3
Ruling Medium
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
10-part opening
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19-part opening
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
1
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
2
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
3
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
none
3
single
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
1
none
2
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
2
staveline added
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
3
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
1
poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
English
1
Italian
1
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
2
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
1
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
Painted Initials Type
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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