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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choirbook (fragment)
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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partbook (single)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
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Material
paper
13
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
12
parchment and paper (mixed)
3
Format
oblong
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upright
25
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
7
never
5
none visible
13
normally
3
often
3
sometimes
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
30
gold
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
4
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
21
straightedge
6
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
14
11
7
12
7
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
3
3
4
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5
5
8
6
8
7
9
8
11
9
9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
9
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
8
2-part single page
9
3-part consecutive
5
3-part opening
13
3-part score
1
3-part single page
8
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
20
4-part single page
5
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
9
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
4
n/a
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
6
single
30
triple
1
varies
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
6
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
5
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
7
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
17
notation extended into margin
6
other
4
partial additional staves
12
staveline added
6
staves extended into margin
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
30
brown
10
dark brown
1
gold
1
red
4
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
6
strene notation
1
void mensural
26
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
10
poor
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
3
end symbol
5
none
1
numbers to indicate note lengths
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pointers
4
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
9
signes-de-renvoi
10
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Language
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English
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Flemish
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French
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Latin
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Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
8
fully texted with one text
24
fully texted with two or more texts
3
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
11
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
2
untexted
13
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
1
cursive
7
cursive (Anglicana)
4
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
7
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
textura
6
Level of Calligraphy
fair
15
high
12
poor
3
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
24
blue
2
brown
11
dark brown
1
red
11
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
21
yes
14
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
5
often
1
rarely
4
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
2
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
4
historiated
3
plain initials
3
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
2
normally
8
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
8
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
5
calligraphic with grotesque heads
8
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
7
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
5
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
9
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
ornament
2
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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