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
chansonnier
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choirbook
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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partbook (single)
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partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
12
parchment (with paper)
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
15
upright
23
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
4
never
2
none visible
24
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
7
brown
20
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
3
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
7
freehand
3
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
25
straightedge
3
triple rastrum
10
Number of staves
1
2
10
8
11
4
12
2
2
3
3
9
4
4
5
2
6
14
7
8
8
11
9
6
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
15
2-part opening
8
2-part score
1
2-part single page
12
3-part opening
29
3-part score
2
3-part single page
10
4-part opening
28
4-part score
1
4-part single page
14
5-part opening
12
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
2
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
6
none
24
quadruple
1
quintuple
1
single
21
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
30
left below voice parts as part of grid
4
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
23
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
4
made for complete additional staves
12
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
33
notation extended into margin
27
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
16
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
blue
1
brown
24
dark brown
4
gold
2
light brown
4
red
1
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
void mensural
38
Monophonic Notation
absent
35
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
23
high
12
poor
4
very high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
12
pointers
6
repeat signs
39
signa congruentiae
24
signes-de-renvoi
26
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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Flemish
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French
28
German
5
Italian
22
Latin
31
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
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fully texted with one or two texts
25
fully texted with one text
30
fully texted with two or more texts
2
fully texted with two texts
6
partially texted with one or two texts
10
partially texted with one text
23
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
10
provided with single incipit
39
provided with two incipits
4
untexted
29
Type of Script
cursive
9
cursive (German)
2
cursive (bastarda)
10
cursive (humanistic)
6
cursive (italic)
9
display script
3
hybrida
5
roman
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
22
high
14
poor
8
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
12
blue
2
brown
26
dark brown
5
gold
1
grey
1
light brown
4
red
6
reddish brown
1
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
15
yes
28
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
5
rarely
8
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
5
rarely
7
Borders Size
full borders
3
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
4
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
10
flourished
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
12
occasionally
4
often
5
rarely
9
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
15
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
4
historiated
1
littera notabilior
2
plain initials
8
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
10
often
3
rarely
8
sometimes
5
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
3
Other Decoration Frequency
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
5
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
5
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
4
littera notabilior
6
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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