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
8
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Brussels
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1
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1
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6
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1
Stirling
1
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Production method
Manuscript
16
Physical type
choirbook
16
Material
paper
5
paper (with parchment)
1
parchment
7
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
upright
16
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
6
never
1
none visible
6
normally
2
occasionally
1
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
12
brown
4
dark brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
1
freehand
1
single rastrum
12
straightedge
5
triple rastrum
1
Number of staves
1
2
10
16
11
16
12
5
13
2
14
1
15
1
4
1
5
3
6
6
7
8
8
12
9
14
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
10-part opening
1
19-part opening
1
2-part consecutive
1
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
5
3-part consecutive
2
3-part opening
12
3-part score
1
3-part single page
4
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
15
4-part single page
3
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
14
5-part single page
2
6-part opening
7
8-part opening
1
Indentation for Initials
double
11
none
3
quadruple
1
single
14
triple
7
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
15
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
none
2
staves not ruled on grid
8
variable space, not on grid
3
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
12
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
2
made for complete additional staves
8
notation and staves extended into margin
14
notation extended into margin
8
other
1
partial additional staves
9
staveline added
4
staves extended into margin
1
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
13
brown
3
dark brown
3
red
5
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
16
Monophonic Notation
absent
12
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
2
high
5
poor
1
very high
8
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
5
custodes
1
end symbol
6
numbers to indicate note lengths
1
pointers
2
repeat signs
6
signa congruentiae
16
signes-de-renvoi
13
space-filler
3
Copying of Text
Language
English
1
Flemish
2
French
5
Latin
15
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
3
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
7
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one text
3
provided with one or two incipits
1
provided with single incipit
4
untexted
5
Type of Script
cursive
2
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
1
cursive (italic)
1
display script
7
hybrida
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
5
poor
1
very high
7
Colour of Text
black
13
brown
4
dark brown
3
red
11
Multiple Texts
no
7
yes
10
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
rarely
7
Borders Frequency
never
4
occasionally
2
rarely
6
Borders Size
full and partial borders
1
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
2
partial borders: one-sided
3
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
2
rarely
6
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
decorated
2
decorated with grotesque heads
1
flourished
1
historiated
1
plain initials
1
trompe l'oeil
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
10
occasionally
6
often
1
rarely
7
sometimes
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
7
calligraphic with decoration
4
calligraphic with grotesque heads
4
decorated
3
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
never
5
normally
2
often
1
rarely
7
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
never
8
often
1
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
3
littera notabilior
2
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Production method: Manuscript
Number of staves: 11
Non verbal performance instructions: signa congruentiae
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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