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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Brussels
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Germany (South)
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Production method
Manuscript
34
Physical type
choirbook
34
Material
paper
14
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
17
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
34
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
13
never
1
none visible
8
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
5
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
33
brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
33
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
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10
25
11
15
12
6
13
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14
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15
1
16
1
17
1
2
10
3
9
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13
5
19
6
23
7
25
8
34
9
30
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
12-part opening
1
2-part opening
17
2-part single page
5
3-part opening
24
4-part opening
31
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
26
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
12
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
29
none
5
quadruple
3
single
32
triple
17
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
1
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
20
variable space, not on grid
15
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
34
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
5
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
33
brown
2
red
3
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
33
Monophonic Notation
absent
28
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
18
very high
14
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
15
signes-de-renvoi
23
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
3
French
7
German
2
Latin
32
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
34
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
3
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
22
display script
34
textura
11
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
19
very high
17
Colour of Text
black
34
blue
3
brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
34
Multiple Texts
no
18
yes
19
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
21
Borders Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
rarely
15
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
4
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
16
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
5
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
20
occasionally
8
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
4
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
7
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
10
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
14
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
2
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Number of staves: 8
Separate text: no separate text
Type of script: display script
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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