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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Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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12
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13
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Disposition of Voice Parts
2-part opening
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2-part single page
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3-part opening
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4-part opening
6
4-part single page
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5-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
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none
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empty ruled staves on grid
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staves not ruled on grid
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no separate text
7
not in dedicated space
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Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
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made for complete additional staves
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notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
3
partial additional staves
1
staveline added
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (square)
2
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
2
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
cue notes
1
end symbol
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
3
Copying of Text
Language
Latin
7
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with single incipit
1
Type of Script
textura
7
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
Colour of Text
black
6
brown
1
dark brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
Borders Frequency
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
5
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
plain initials
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Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
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1
occasionally
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rarely
1
sometimes
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Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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littera notabilior
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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