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