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
8
Physical type
choirbook
5
partbooks (complete set)
3
Material
paper
6
parchment
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Format
oblong
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upright
5
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
never
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none visible
7
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
1
brown
7
dark brown
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Ruling Medium
freehand
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single rastrum
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straightedge
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Number of staves
1
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10
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11
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9
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Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
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2-part consecutive
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2-part opening
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2-part single page
3
3-part opening
5
3-part single page
2
4-part opening
5
4-part single page
4
5-part opening
2
Indentation for Initials
double
1
none
5
single
4
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
8
none
1
staves not ruled on grid
2
Space Provided for Separate Text
not in dedicated space
8
provided, in dedicated space
2
Adhoc Adaptation
made for complete additional staves
6
notation and staves extended into margin
7
notation extended into margin
3
other
1
partial additional staves
5
staves extended into margin
2
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
5
brown
4
Type of Notation
void mensural
8
Monophonic Notation
absent
8
Level of Calligraphy
fair
6
high
1
very high
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
1
end symbol
2
repeat signs
5
signa congruentiae
4
signes-de-renvoi
5
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
2
French
7
German
4
Italian
3
Latin
8
Spanish
2
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted with one or two texts
4
fully texted with one text
6
fully texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
5
partially texted with one text
4
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with one or two incipits
3
provided with single incipit
6
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
7
Type of Script
cursive
1
cursive (German)
3
cursive (bastarda)
1
display script
1
hybrida
3
Level of Calligraphy
fair
5
high
2
poor
1
very high
1
Colour of Text
black
5
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
red
4
yellow
1
Multiple Texts
no
2
yes
7
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
Borders Frequency
rarely
1
Borders Size
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two-sided
1
Painted Initials Frequency
normally
1
rarely
2
sometimes
1
Painted Initials Type
decorated
1
historiated
1
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
1
normally
5
occasionally
1
often
2
rarely
1
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
3
calligraphic with decoration
1
calligraphic with grotesque heads
3
decorated
1
flourished
1
plain initials
4
Planned Initials Frequency
rarely
3
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
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Other Decoration Frequency
normally
1
often
1
Other Decoration Type
decorative final long
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end-symbol
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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