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
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Physical type
choirbook
25
choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
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paper (with parchment)
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parchment
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parchment (with paper)
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Format
upright
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Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
10
never
3
none visible
10
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
4
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
21
brown
6
dark brown
3
light brown
2
Ruling Medium
freehand
1
single rastrum
29
straightedge
1
Number of staves
1
1
10
23
11
12
12
5
2
4
3
2
4
3
5
11
6
15
7
15
8
29
9
24
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
6
12-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
12
2-part single page
6
3-part opening
24
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
26
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
19
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
18
none
4
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
29
triple
13
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
27
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
15
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
23
not in dedicated space
6
provided, in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
16
notation and staves extended into margin
29
notation extended into margin
12
other
1
partial additional staves
13
staveline added
6
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
23
brown
7
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
2
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
29
Monophonic Notation
absent
26
present
5
Level of Calligraphy
fair
7
high
11
poor
2
very high
12
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
4
custodes
1
end symbol
4
none
1
pointers
3
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
2
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
3
Flemish
4
French
14
German
1
Italian
3
Latin
27
Spanish
1
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
7
fully texted with one text
28
fully texted with two or more texts
8
fully texted with two texts
4
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
2
provided with one or two incipits
2
provided with single incipit
11
untexted
9
Type of Script
cursive
4
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
20
display script
17
humanistic
1
hybrida
2
rotonda
1
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
12
poor
2
very high
11
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
24
brown
5
dark brown
1
light brown
1
red
18
Multiple Texts
no
13
yes
18
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
3
rarely
15
Borders Frequency
never
4
rarely
14
Borders Size
full borders
4
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
5
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
4
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
3
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
1
rarely
10
Painted Initials Type
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
4
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
13
occasionally
6
often
2
rarely
10
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
14
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
2
Planned Initials Frequency
never
7
normally
4
occasionally
3
often
2
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
11
occasionally
2
rarely
3
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Indentation for initials: single
Number of staves: 8
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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