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
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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often
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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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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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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17
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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12-part opening
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2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
5
4-part opening
7
4-part single page
1
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
6
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
1
single
8
triple
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
7
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
1
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
dark brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
9
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
6
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
high
3
very high
6
Colour of Text
black
9
blue
1
dark brown
1
red
9
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
3
historiated
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Colour of notation: light brown
Production method: Manuscript
Borders size: partial borders: one-sided
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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