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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Production method
Manuscript
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Physical type
choirbook
5
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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Material
paper
4
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
1
none visible
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
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brown
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dark brown
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light brown
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red
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Ruling Medium
double rastrum
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freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
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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 consecutive
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2-part opening
2
2-part single page
2
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
7
3-part single page
3
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
2
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
5-part single page
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
2
quadruple
1
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
3
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
3
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
5
notation and staves extended into margin
5
notation extended into margin
1
other
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
4
brown
3
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
7
Monophonic Notation
absent
6
present
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
2
poor
2
very high
2
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
none
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
3
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
Italian
2
Latin
4
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
5
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
2
partially texted with one text
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
3
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
1
high
2
poor
2
very high
2
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
1
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
3
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
occasionally
1
rarely
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Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
2
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
littera notabilior
1
Planned Initials Frequency
occasionally
1
rarely
5
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
often
1
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
diagrams
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Copy language name: Latin
Material: parchment
Multiple texts: yes
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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