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
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choirbook (fragment(s))
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choirbook (single quire(s))
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music treatise(s) containing polyphony
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non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
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Material
paper
17
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
17
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
18
none visible
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
10
brown
6
dark brown
2
light brown
2
red
1
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
1
double rastrum
2
freehand
3
single rastrum
14
straightedge
3
Number of staves
10
7
11
2
12
5
13
3
14
2
15
2
2
1
3
3
4
2
5
3
6
4
7
4
8
7
9
5
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
5
2-part consecutive
2
2-part opening
6
2-part single page
4
3-part consecutive
1
3-part opening
11
3-part single page
5
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
18
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
8
6-part opening
2
n/a
1
Indentation for Initials
double
2
none
9
single
10
triple
1
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
12
left below voice parts as part of grid
1
left between voice parts as part of grid
4
none
5
staves not ruled on grid
2
variable space, not on grid
4
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
14
not in dedicated space
4
provided, in dedicated space
3
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
9
none
1
notation and staves extended into margin
12
notation extended into margin
5
other
4
partial additional staves
7
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
18
brown
5
dark brown
1
red
1
Type of Notation
chant (square)
2
void mensural
18
Monophonic Notation
absent
16
present
4
Level of Calligraphy
fair
12
high
3
poor
5
very high
1
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
2
end symbol
2
none
4
pointers
2
repeat signs
2
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
7
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Dutch
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French
6
German
3
Italian
2
Latin
18
Spanish
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Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
1
fully texted with one text
16
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
1
partially texted with one text
4
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
9
untexted
10
varies
1
Type of Script
antiqua
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cursive
5
cursive (German)
5
cursive (bastarda)
1
cursive (humanistic)
5
cursive (italic)
2
display script
2
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
1
Level of Calligraphy
fair
13
high
2
poor
6
very high
1
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
16
brown
6
dark brown
3
red
3
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
17
yes
4
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
never
2
rarely
3
Borders Frequency
never
1
rarely
2
Borders Size
full borders
1
partial borders: one-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
never
2
normally
1
rarely
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic with decoration
1
decorated
1
flourished
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
4
never
1
normally
2
occasionally
2
often
2
rarely
3
sometimes
3
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
8
calligraphic with decoration
2
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
flourished
2
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
5
Planned Initials Frequency
always
3
normally
1
occasionally
3
often
3
rarely
2
sometimes
3
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
2
rarely
4
sometimes
2
Other Decoration Type
decorated letters
2
decorative final long
3
end-symbol
2
signes-de-renvoi
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Pricking frequency: never
Colour of notation: black
Disposition of voice part: 4-part opening
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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