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
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Physical type
choirbook
11
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
2
Format
upright
12
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
4
normally
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
5
brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
10
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
12
11
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12
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6
2
7
1
8
5
9
7
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
12
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
3
none
6
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
9
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
7
notation and staves extended into margin
10
notation extended into margin
5
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
8
brown
5
dark brown
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
12
Monophonic Notation
absent
9
present
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
3
pointers
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
4
German
1
Latin
12
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
7
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
6
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
3
poor
1
Colour of Text
black
7
brown
8
dark brown
1
red
3
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
6
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
4
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
4
occasionally
2
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
1
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
2
ornament
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Planned initials frequency: rarely
Indentation for initials: double
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Non verbal performance instructions: coronae
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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