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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Austria
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Great Britain
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Italy
16
Silesia
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Spain
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Cities
Antwerp
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Brussels
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4
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3
Production method
Manuscript
49
Printed work
2
Physical type
chansonnier
1
choirbook
39
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
1
partbooks (complete set)
7
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
1
Material
paper
24
paper (with parchment)
4
parchment
20
parchment (with paper)
1
parchment and paper (mixed)
2
Format
oblong
14
upright
37
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
15
n/a
2
never
6
none visible
13
normally
8
occasionally
1
often
5
sometimes
3
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
31
brown
14
dark brown
3
gold
1
light brown
1
n/a
1
red
2
reddish brown
2
Ruling Medium
double rastrum
2
freehand
1
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
1
single rastrum
34
straightedge
8
triple rastrum
2
Number of staves
1
4
10
17
11
8
12
5
13
3
14
1
15
1
16
1
17
1
2
9
3
12
4
17
5
15
6
21
7
18
8
18
9
19
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
14
2-part consecutive
3
2-part opening
22
2-part single page
8
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
32
3-part score
2
3-part single page
12
4-part consecutive
1
4-part opening
38
4-part single page
11
5-part consecutive
2
5-part opening
18
5-part single page
2
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
8
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
2
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
2
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
18
none
24
quadruple
1
single
31
triple
6
varies
1
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
37
left below voice parts as part of grid
2
left between voice parts as part of grid
2
none
9
staves not ruled
3
staves not ruled on grid
13
variable space, not on grid
8
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
31
not in dedicated space
15
provided, in dedicated space
11
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
3
made for complete additional staves
13
notation and staves extended into margin
27
notation extended into margin
14
other
1
partial additional staves
19
staveline added
8
staves extended into margin
4
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
51
blue
1
brown
3
dark brown
2
gold
2
red
5
reddish brown
1
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
1
chant (square)
5
full mensural
4
strene notation
1
void mensural
47
Monophonic Notation
absent
39
present
14
Level of Calligraphy
fair
19
high
20
n/a
2
poor
1
very high
11
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
6
end symbol
10
pointers
5
repeat signs
9
signa congruentiae
19
signes-de-renvoi
24
space-filler
1
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
3
Dutch
3
English
3
Flemish
3
French
17
German
5
Italian
9
Latin
46
Spanish
3
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
1
fully texted with one or two texts
5
fully texted with one text
46
fully texted with two or more texts
12
fully texted with two texts
1
partially texted with one or two texts
3
partially texted with one text
8
partially texted with two or more texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
1
provided with one or two incipits
5
provided with single incipit
20
provided with two incipits
1
untexted
17
varies
1
Type of Script
Italic
1
cursive
8
cursive (Anglicana)
3
cursive (German)
4
cursive (bastarda)
9
cursive (humanistic)
4
cursive (italic)
2
display script
12
humanistic
1
hybrida
1
rotonda
1
textura
19
Level of Calligraphy
fair
20
high
19
n/a
2
poor
3
very high
11
Colour of Text
black
45
blue
2
brown
9
dark brown
2
dark red
1
green
1
red
20
reddish brown
1
Multiple Texts
no
24
yes
31
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
1
never
4
none visible
1
often
1
rarely
12
Borders Frequency
never
5
occasionally
1
rarely
10
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
1
partial borders: one- and two-sided
1
partial borders: one-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
6
Painted Initials Frequency
always
1
never
1
normally
3
occasionally
3
often
5
rarely
10
sometimes
2
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
decorated
9
decorated with grotesque heads
3
flourished
6
historiated
2
plain initials
5
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
1
Penned Initials Frequency
always
7
never
1
normally
24
occasionally
8
often
6
rarely
11
sometimes
6
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
25
calligraphic with decoration
8
calligraphic with grotesque heads
7
decorated
6
decorated with grotesque heads
2
flourished
16
littera notabilior
1
plain initials
16
Planned Initials Frequency
always
2
never
5
normally
2
occasionally
4
often
3
rarely
9
sometimes
1
Planned Initials Type
Other Decoration Frequency
always
1
never
6
normally
5
occasionally
6
often
6
rarely
4
sometimes
4
Other Decoration Type
banner
2
decorated letters
1
decorative final long
11
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
2
end-symbol
5
littera notabilior
4
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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