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
4
Physical type
chansonnier
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choirbook
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Material
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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none visible
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normally
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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10
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5
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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3-part opening
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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single
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
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left between voice parts as part of grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
1
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
2
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
full mensural
1
void mensural
3
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
French
3
Latin
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
3
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
2
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
2
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
1
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
4
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
1
light brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
1
often
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
2
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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ornament
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Physical type: choirbook (fragment)
Number of staves: 3
Indentation for initials: single
Other decoration frequency: sometimes
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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