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