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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Great Britain
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Italy
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Italy (North)
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Switzerland
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Basel
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Casale Monferrato
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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
11
Physical type
choirbook
9
choirbook (fragment)
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
10
parchment
1
Format
upright
11
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
1
never
3
none visible
5
normally
2
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
2
brown
6
dark brown
2
red
1
reddish brown
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
1
single rastrum
9
straightedge
2
Number of staves
10
3
11
5
12
2
13
1
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
3
1
4
1
5
1
6
3
7
2
8
2
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
2
3-part opening
8
3-part single page
3
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
11
4-part single page
4
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
5
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
3
7-part consecutive
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
3
none
4
single
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
10
staves not ruled on grid
1
variable space, not on grid
1
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
8
not in dedicated space
4
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
5
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
8
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staveline added
2
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
3
brown
8
dark brown
2
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
2
full mensural
2
void mensural
10
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
9
high
3
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
cue notes
1
end symbol
3
pointers
1
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
1
French
3
German
1
Italian
1
Latin
11
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
2
fully texted with one text
11
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
2
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
2
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
hybrida
2
textura
3
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
8
high
5
Colour of Text
black
4
brown
11
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
8
yes
5
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
Borders Frequency
never
2
Borders Size
Painted Initials Frequency
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
normally
3
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
10
calligraphic with decoration
7
calligraphic with grotesque heads
5
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
2
occasionally
1
often
4
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
3
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
1
decorative final long
11
embellished final barline
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
2
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Other decoration type: decorative final long
Colour of text: brown
Physical format: upright
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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