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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Naples
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Production method
Manuscript
6
Physical type
choirbook
6
Material
paper
3
parchment
3
Format
upright
6
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
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never
1
none visible
1
often
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
3
brown
2
dark brown
1
light brown
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
5
straightedge
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Number of staves
10
4
11
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12
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13
1
2
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5
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6
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7
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8
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9
3
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
3
2-part single page
1
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
1
4-part opening
6
4-part single page
3
5-part opening
3
5-part single page
1
6-part opening
3
Indentation for Initials
double
4
none
2
single
5
triple
2
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
6
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
6
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
notation extended into margin
1
partial additional staves
3
staveline added
1
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
6
dark brown
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
void mensural
6
Monophonic Notation
absent
4
present
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
3
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
custodes
1
end symbol
1
pointers
1
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
Flemish
1
French
2
Italian
1
Latin
6
Spanish
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
4
fully texted with two or more texts
2
provided with single incipit
2
untexted
2
Type of Script
cursive (German)
1
cursive (bastarda)
3
cursive (humanistic)
1
display script
2
textura
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
3
high
3
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
brown
2
dark brown
2
red
3
Multiple Texts
no
4
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
rarely
2
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
2
normally
4
occasionally
3
rarely
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
3
calligraphic with grotesque heads
6
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
occasionally
2
often
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
2
normally
2
occasionally
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
1
end-symbol
1
littera notabilior
1
ornament
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Colour of notation: black
Non verbal performance instructions: signes-de-renvoi
Penned initials type: calligraphic with grotesque heads
Physical type: choirbook
Separate text: no separate text
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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