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
15
choirbook (fragment(s))
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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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partbooks (incomplete set)
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
oblong
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upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
n/a
1
never
12
none visible
16
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
11
dark brown
6
light brown
3
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
7
freehand
2
printed staves
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
20
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
12
1
3
2
4
9
5
5
6
5
7
3
8
3
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
16
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
19
4-part single page
6
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
21
single
14
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
9
provided, in dedicated space
5
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
10
other
1
partial additional staves
6
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
5
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
11
dark brown
8
light brown
1
red
1
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
3
full mensural
1
not specified
1
void mensural
32
Monophonic Notation
absent
29
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
15
poor
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
end symbol
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pointers
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repeat signs
11
signa congruentiae
12
signes-de-renvoi
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space-filler
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Presence or Absence of Text
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fully texted with one or two texts
10
fully texted with one text
25
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
6
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
13
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
34
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
21
high
14
poor
4
Colour of Text
black
14
blue
2
brown
16
dark brown
6
grey
1
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
20
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
historiated
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
12
normally
7
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
17
calligraphic with decoration
10
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
2
occasionally
3
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
8
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 5-part consecutive
Level of calligraphy text: high
Locations part of: Great Britain
Number of staves: 14
Painted initials type: historiated
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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