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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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partbook (single)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
5
none visible
9
occasionally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
9
dark brown
1
light brown
3
red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
11
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
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Number of staves
1
2
10
4
11
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12
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13
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2
8
3
8
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10
5
8
6
10
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6
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6
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
7
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
5
2-part score
1
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
3
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
single
13
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
4
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
17
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
4
other
3
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
blue
1
brown
10
dark brown
3
light brown
2
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
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chant (square)
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full mensural
2
void mensural
17
Monophonic Notation
absent
13
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
17
high
1
poor
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
6
signes-de-renvoi
7
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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Dutch
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English
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Flemish
1
French
7
German
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Italian
5
Latin
12
Spanish
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n/a
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
12
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
12
untexted
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varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
5
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
4
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
3
poor
5
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
8
dark brown
3
light brown
2
red
6
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
9
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
2
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
often
2
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
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Borders frequency: never
Copy language name: Latin
Locations name: Catalonia
Material: paper
Presence absence of text: partially texted with one text
Separate text: not in dedicated space
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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