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
16
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
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parchment
7
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
2
none visible
6
often
2
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
16
brown
4
red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
10
11
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12
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13
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14
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
9
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
10
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
13
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
8
quadruple
2
single
11
triple
5
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
13
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
3
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
9
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
6
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
14
brown
4
red
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
2
very high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
9
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
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2
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Latin
15
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
15
fully texted with two or more texts
5
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
5
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
7
textura
8
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
6
very high
5
Colour of Text
black
15
brown
4
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
9
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
often
3
rarely
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
3
flourished
1
plain initials
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Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
7
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
littera notabilior
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Colour of staves: black
Monophonic notation: present
Number of staves: 9
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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