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
6
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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Format
oblong
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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
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
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dark 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
2
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4
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5
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part opening
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2-part score
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3-part opening
5
3-part score
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3-part single page
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4-part opening
6
4-part score
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4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
none
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
none
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
notation and staves extended into margin
6
notation extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
4
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
6
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
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poor
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Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
3
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
4
German
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Italian
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Latin
5
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
Colour of Text
black
2
brown
6
red
1
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
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Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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littera notabilior
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Colour of text: brown
Number of staves: 6
Physical format: oblong
Physical type: choirbook
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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