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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Belgium
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Cities
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Florence
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Toledo
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Production method
Manuscript
8
Physical type
choirbook
6
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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tablebook
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Material
paper
7
parchment
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Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
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oblong
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upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
8
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
5
light brown
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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triple rastrum
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Number of staves
10
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11
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2
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3
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4
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
4
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
4
2-part score
1
2-part single page
4
3-part opening
8
3-part score
1
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
8
4-part score
1
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
6-part opening
1
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
quadruple
1
single
8
triple
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
left between voice parts as part of grid
1
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
1
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
4
other
1
partial additional staves
8
staveline added
3
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
5
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
7
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
1
poor
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
2
pointers
2
repeat signs
4
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
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French
6
Italian
3
Latin
6
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
6
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
5
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
5
untexted
6
Type of Script
cursive
3
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (italic)
1
display script
1
hybrida
2
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
4
high
1
poor
4
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
3
brown
4
dark brown
1
red
2
Multiple Texts
no
6
yes
3
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
1
Painted Initials Type
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
plain initials
1
Planned Initials Frequency
normally
3
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: partial additional staves
Disposition of voice part: 3-part opening
Extra space: empty ruled staves on grid
Indentation for initials: single
Pricking frequency: none visible
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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