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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Arundel
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Mechelen
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Production method
Manuscript
10
Physical type
choirbook
10
Material
paper
2
paper (with parchment)
2
parchment
5
parchment (with paper)
1
Format
upright
10
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
none visible
2
normally
1
often
2
sometimes
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Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
9
brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
2
10
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11
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12
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13
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14
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15
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17
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9
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
2
2-part opening
2
3-part opening
3
4-part opening
8
5-part consecutive
1
5-part opening
7
6-part opening
3
7-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
8
none
2
single
9
triple
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
6
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
10
provided, in dedicated space
1
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
2
notation and staves extended into margin
4
partial additional staves
3
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
10
brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
1
full mensural
1
void mensural
9
Monophonic Notation
absent
10
present
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
6
very high
4
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
repeat signs
1
signa congruentiae
2
signes-de-renvoi
6
Copying of Text
Language
German
1
Latin
9
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one text
10
fully texted with two or more texts
1
fully texted with two texts
1
Type of Script
cursive (Anglicana)
1
cursive (bastarda)
6
display script
9
textura
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
8
very high
3
Colour of Text
black
10
blue
2
brown
1
dark red
1
green
1
red
10
Multiple Texts
no
10
yes
2
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
1
rarely
10
Borders Frequency
never
2
occasionally
1
rarely
4
Borders Size
partial borders: one-sided
1
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
2
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
often
1
rarely
6
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
zoomorphic initial
2
Penned Initials Frequency
never
1
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
6
calligraphic with decoration
2
decorated
1
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
3
Planned Initials Frequency
never
3
occasionally
1
often
1
rarely
1
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
4
occasionally
1
often
1
sometimes
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
1
littera notabilior
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Adhoc adaptation: notation and staves extended into margin
Indentation for initials: triple
Painted initials frequency: never
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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