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
5
Physical type
choirbook
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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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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none visible
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occasionally
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rarely
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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dark brown
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Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
10
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11
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12
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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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
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5-part opening
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6-part opening
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8-part opening
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Indentation for Initials
double
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none
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single
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triple
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Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
4
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
5
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
3
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
2
partial additional staves
2
staves extended into margin
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Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
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red
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Type of Notation
full mensural
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void mensural
5
Monophonic Notation
absent
5
Level of Calligraphy
high
5
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
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Copying of Text
Language
French
1
Latin
5
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
provided with single incipit
1
untexted
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Type of Script
cursive (bastarda)
4
cursive (italic)
1
display script
4
textura
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Level of Calligraphy
fair
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high
4
very high
2
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
red
5
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
3
zoomorphic initial
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Penned Initials Frequency
normally
5
occasionally
1
rarely
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Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
4
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
1
decorated with grotesque heads
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flourished
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Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
often
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Other Decoration Type
end-symbol
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Level of calligraphy music: high
Number of staves: 10
Number of staves: 11
Penned initials frequency: normally
Physical type: choirbook
Ruling medium: single rastrum
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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