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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Production method
Manuscript
15
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
5
choirbook (single quire(s))
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbook (single)
3
partbooks (complete set)
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tablebook
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Material
paper
11
parchment
3
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
9
upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
2
none visible
11
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
10
dark brown
2
red
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
5
freehand
2
single rastrum
6
straightedge
4
triple rastrum
3
Number of staves
1
2
10
2
2
8
3
7
4
15
5
6
6
7
7
4
8
3
9
2
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
8
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
2
2-part single page
3
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
4
4-part opening
8
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
8
single
10
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
left between voice parts as part of grid
3
none
3
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
3
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
10
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
13
notation extended into margin
3
other
2
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
9
blue
1
brown
8
dark brown
1
gold
1
light brown
1
Type of Notation
void mensural
15
Monophonic Notation
absent
15
Level of Calligraphy
fair
11
high
2
poor
2
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
1
pointers
1
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
4
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
4
Dutch
1
English
1
French
7
German
5
Italian
6
Latin
10
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
4
provided with single incipit
10
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
15
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
4
display script
1
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
4
poor
5
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
8
brown
7
dark brown
2
light brown
1
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
3
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
4
flourished
2
historiated
1
plain initials
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
6
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
flourished
4
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
often
1
rarely
4
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
2
diagrams
1
littera notabilior
3
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Number of staves: 13
Extra space: staves not ruled on grid
Level of calligraphy music: high
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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