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
14
Physical type
choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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Material
paper
8
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
5
Format
oblong
3
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
8
normally
2
rarely
1
sometimes
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
brown
9
dark brown
4
light brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
11
straightedge
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triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
10
4
11
1
2
2
3
1
4
1
5
2
6
8
7
6
8
7
9
4
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
3
2-part opening
4
2-part single page
7
3-part opening
14
3-part single page
8
4-part opening
14
4-part single page
9
5-part opening
5
5-part single page
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
7
quintuple
1
single
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
14
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
2
not in dedicated space
12
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
11
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
2
brown
14
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
13
Monophonic Notation
absent
11
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
4
very high
2
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
4
pointers
1
repeat signs
14
signa congruentiae
7
signes-de-renvoi
11
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
5
Flemish
1
French
13
German
1
Italian
9
Latin
13
Spanish
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
13
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
7
partially texted with one text
10
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
7
provided with single incipit
12
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
12
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (humanistic)
2
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
6
poor
3
Colour of Text
black
3
blue
1
brown
12
dark brown
2
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
always
1
never
1
rarely
3
Borders Size
full borders
2
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
4
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
3
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
flourished
2
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
4
often
1
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
2
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
2
end-symbol
2
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Borders frequency: never
Indentation for initials: none
Locations part of: Great Britain
Painted initials type: plain initials
Physical type: chansonnier
Planned initials frequency: rarely
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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