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
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Physical type
choirbook
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
8
Format
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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sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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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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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part consecutive
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part consecutive
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4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
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8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
3
single
6
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
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staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
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Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
4
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
poor
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
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fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
2
hybrida
1
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
2
poor
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
6
blue
1
brown
3
red
4
Multiple Texts
no
5
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
Borders Frequency
never
3
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
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flourished
3
littera notabilior
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plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
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normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
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decorative final long
1
end-symbol
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Adhoc adaptation: staveline added
Borders size: full borders
Colour of text: dark brown
Multiple texts: yes
Non verbal performance instructions: repeat signs
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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