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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Florence
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Northamptonshire
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
7
partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
3
partbooks (incomplete set)
3
printed book with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
9
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
oblong
8
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
5
never
1
none visible
6
normally
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
5
dark brown
4
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
2
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
2
12
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2
2
3
4
4
16
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6
6
7
7
8
8
8
9
8
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
12
2-part opening
6
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
8
5-part opening
5
6-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
7
single
11
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
16
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
11
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
3
gold
1
red
2
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
poor
1
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
8
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
1
English
2
French
7
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
15
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with single incipit
5
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
6
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
7
poor
1
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
1
brown
1
dark brown
3
red
6
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
11
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
5
Borders Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
4
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
3
historiated
1
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
normally
8
often
1
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
2
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
1
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Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Monophonic notation: absent
Number of staves: 4
Presence absence of text: fully texted with one text
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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