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
24
choirbook (single quire(s))
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composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
23
parchment
6
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
upright
32
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
32
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
14
brown
12
dark brown
2
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
5
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
3
single rastrum
27
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
9
11
5
12
2
13
2
2
5
3
6
4
6
5
9
6
13
7
8
8
12
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
32
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
26
3-part single page
10
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
27
4-part single page
10
5-part opening
16
6-part opening
4
7-part opening
1
8-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
7
none
21
single
16
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
4
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
21
not in dedicated space
11
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
18
notation extended into margin
10
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
16
brown
14
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
2
chant (square)
2
full mensural
1
void mensural
31
Monophonic Notation
absent
24
present
10
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
12
poor
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
6
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
17
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
10
Italian
5
Latin
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Spanish
4
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
29
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
7
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
14
Type of Script
antiqua
2
cursive
7
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
5
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
hybrida
3
rotonda
1
textura
12
various
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
14
poor
4
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
18
blue
2
brown
14
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
7
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
13
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
10
occasionally
2
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
18
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
9
littera notabilior
5
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
5
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
2
never
3
normally
1
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
4
decorative final long
4
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
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Disposition of voice part: 2-part opening
Physical format: upright
Pricking frequency: none visible
Production method: Manuscript
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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