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