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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9
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11
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1
Production method
Manuscript
26
Physical type
choirbook
24
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
poetry collection with some notated music
1
Material
parchment
26
Format
upright
26
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
9
never
2
none visible
9
normally
1
often
4
rarely
1
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
17
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
2
red
1
red-brown
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
23
straightedge
2
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
10
17
11
8
12
3
13
2
14
2
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
4
3
3
4
6
5
13
6
18
7
26
8
20
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
11
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
20
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
22
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
5
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
17
none
3
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
23
triple
10
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
23
none
2
staves not ruled
2
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
6
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
17
not in dedicated space
5
provided, in dedicated space
8
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
11
notation and staves extended into margin
15
notation extended into margin
9
partial additional staves
11
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
20
brown
6
light brown
1
red
4
red-brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
1
full mensural
3
void mensural
24
Monophonic Notation
absent
23
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
10
poor
2
very high
12
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
end symbol
3
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
13
signes-de-renvoi
21
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
2
Flemish
3
French
12
German
1
Italian
2
Latin
23
Spanish
2
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
6
fully texted with one text
22
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
2
partially texted with one or two texts
4
partially texted with one text
6
partially texted with two texts
2
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
9
provided with two incipits
3
untexted
8
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
18
cursive (humanistic)
2
display script
14
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
10
very high
12
Colour of Text
black
19
blue
2
brown
6
light brown
1
red
16
red-brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
17
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
17
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
2
rarely
17
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
6
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
4
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
8
Painted Initials Frequency
always
3
never
3
normally
3
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
12
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
1
historiated
2
plain initials
2
zoomorphic initial
3
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
15
occasionally
3
often
1
rarely
6
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
9
calligraphic with grotesque heads
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
3
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
3
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
never
6
normally
4
often
1
rarely
6
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
normally
1
occasionally
1
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Material: parchment
Number of staves: 7
Physical format: upright
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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