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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Belgium
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Italy
4
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1
Eton
1
Florence
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1
Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
8
Material
paper
5
parchment
3
Format
upright
8
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
2
none visible
3
normally
2
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
7
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
6
11
8
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
2
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
2
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
1
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
3
single
5
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
4
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
2
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
custodes
1
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
8
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
8
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
3
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
3
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
6
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
2
historiated
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
6
occasionally
5
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
1
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
3
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
occasionally
2
often
3
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
littera notabilior
1
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Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Number of staves: 11
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Cambridge, Great Britain, Gonville and Caius College, MS 667/760, Late 1520s, All folios
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