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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Brussels
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Coimbra
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Flanders
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Mechelen
4
Rome
1
Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
8
Material
paper
2
parchment
7
Format
oblong
1
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
none visible
3
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
8
brown
1
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
7
11
4
12
1
3
1
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
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8
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9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
5
3-part opening
7
4-part opening
9
5-part opening
8
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
9
none
1
quadruple
2
single
7
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
9
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
5
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
4
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
7
display script
7
textura
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
4
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
2
red
8
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
6
Borders Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
6
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
3
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
4
often
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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