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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Modena
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
9
Physical type
choirbook
7
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
7
parchment
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
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Format
upright
9
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
none visible
3
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
9
Number of staves
10
5
11
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12
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3
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4
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5
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6
6
7
6
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
9
3-part opening
9
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
9
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
3
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
4
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
7
brown
3
red
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
1
French
6
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
9
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (bastarda)
5
display script
5
hybrida
1
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
3
dark brown
1
red
5
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
8
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated with grotesque heads
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
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decorative final long
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part single page
Monophonic notation: absent
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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