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
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
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none visible
21
normally
4
occasionally
1
often
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rarely
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sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
6
red
3
reddish brown
3
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
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double rastrum
4
freehand
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single rastrum
35
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
5
Number of staves
10
12
11
10
12
3
13
1
2
1
3
1
4
3
5
2
6
13
7
10
8
8
9
10
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
10
2-part opening
23
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
42
3-part score
1
3-part single page
16
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
39
4-part score
1
4-part single page
18
5-part opening
17
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
8-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
27
quintuple
1
single
24
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
38
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
18
not in dedicated space
21
provided, in dedicated space
9
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
5
made for complete additional staves
18
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
32
notation extended into margin
24
other
2
partial additional staves
22
staveline added
12
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
blue
1
brown
36
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
3
full mensural
2
void mensural
41
Monophonic Notation
absent
34
present
9
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
17
poor
2
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
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end symbol
12
pointers
4
repeat signs
20
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
28
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
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Flemish
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French
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German
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Italian
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
14
fully texted with one text
35
fully texted with two texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
19
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
28
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
31
varies
1
Type of Script
cursive
13
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
13
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
5
display script
3
humanistic
1
hybrida
4
roman
1
rotonda
1
textura
5
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
25
high
17
poor
7
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
blue
2
brown
42
dark brown
3
light brown
1
red
7
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
23
yes
24
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
4
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
3
rarely
5
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
3
Painted Initials Frequency
always
2
never
1
normally
3
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
7
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
14
occasionally
7
often
7
rarely
10
sometimes
7
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
26
calligraphic with decoration
14
calligraphic with grotesque heads
16
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
12
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
9
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
8
occasionally
4
often
6
rarely
6
sometimes
6
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
2
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
5
often
7
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorated letters
3
decorative final long
10
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
4
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Physical type: choirbook
Colour of text: brown
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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