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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49
Italy (North)
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Netherlands
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1
Torgau
1
Turin
1
Utrecht
1
Venice
3
Verona
1
Vienna
3
Zagan
3
Zaragoza
1
Production method
Manuscript
129
Printed work
5
Physical type
chansonnier
1
chant book with polyphony
1
choirbook
81
choirbook (fragment)
2
choirbook (single quire(s))
2
composite manuscript with interpolated polyphony
2
monophonic manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
music treatise(s) containing polyphony
3
music treatise(s) with appended polyphony
1
non-music manuscript with interpolated polyphony
1
partbook (fragment(s))
1
partbook (fragment)
1
partbook (single)
10
partbooks (complete set)
18
partbooks (incomplete set)
5
poetry collection with some notated music
1
polyphonic music manuscript appended to polyphonic music print
2
tablebook
1
Material
paper
81
paper (with parchment)
3
parchment
47
parchment (with paper)
2
parchment and paper (mixed)
1
Format
bound upright but prepared oblong
1
oblong
33
upright
100
Size (height in mm)
Preparation
Size of Music Text Area
Pricking
always
21
n/a
5
never
20
none visible
67
normally
10
often
8
rarely
3
sometimes
6
Height of Staves
Colour of Staves
black
54
brown
62
dark brown
9
gold
1
light brown
5
red
8
reddish brown
4
Ruling Medium
double and single rastra
3
double rastrum
12
freehand
9
printed staves
4
quadruple rastrum
2
single rastrum
96
straightedge
12
triple rastrum
12
Number of staves
1
5
10
38
11
26
12
19
13
10
14
4
15
2
16
2
17
2
2
13
3
26
4
29
5
29
6
42
7
29
8
40
9
36
Disposition of Voice Parts
1-part single page
51
2-part consecutive
8
2-part opening
41
2-part score
1
2-part single page
23
3-part consecutive
4
3-part opening
71
3-part score
1
3-part single page
24
4-part consecutive
2
4-part opening
82
4-part single page
22
5-part consecutive
4
5-part opening
45
5-part single page
1
6-part consecutive
1
6-part opening
18
7-part consecutive
1
7-part opening
1
8-part consecutive
1
8-part opening
5
9-part consecutive
1
9-part opening
1
n/a
5
Indentation for Initials
all staves indented
1
double
35
none
68
quadruple
2
quintuple
1
single
73
triple
13
varies
3
Extra Space Between Voice Parts
empty ruled staves on grid
95
left below voice parts as part of grid
6
left between voice parts as part of grid
7
none
20
staves not ruled
1
staves not ruled on grid
21
variable space, not on grid
12
Space Provided for Separate Text
no separate text
85
not in dedicated space
39
provided, in dedicated space
22
Adhoc Adaptation
Indentation for initials filled in
7
made for complete additional staves
37
none
2
notation and staves extended into margin
79
notation extended into margin
46
other
4
partial additional staves
47
staveline added
18
staves extended into margin
7
Copying of Music
Colour of Notation
black
86
blue
1
brown
52
dark brown
8
gold
1
light brown
2
red
8
Type of Notation
German hufnagel
2
chant (Central European)
1
chant (Gothic)
1
chant (square)
10
full mensural
10
void mensural
126
Monophonic Notation
absent
109
present
31
Level of Calligraphy
fair
55
high
49
n/a
5
poor
13
very high
18
very poor
1
Non-verbal Performance Instructions
coronae
12
cue notes
1
end symbol
14
none
4
pointers
9
repeat signs
32
signa congruentiae
44
signes-de-renvoi
58
space-filler
4
Copying of Text
Language
Czech
7
Dutch
9
English
2
Flemish
6
French
52
German
9
Italian
25
Latin
115
Spanish
7
n/a
1
Presence or Absence of Text
fully texted and provided with incipit
2
fully texted with one or two texts
32
fully texted with one text
112
fully texted with two or more texts
11
fully texted with two texts
7
partially texted with one or two texts
9
partially texted with one text
35
partially texted with two or more texts
1
partially texted with two texts
1
provided with multiple incipits
3
provided with one or two incipits
13
provided with single incipit
51
provided with two incipits
6
untexted
51
varies
2
Type of Script
antiqua
3
cursive
29
cursive (Anglicana)
2
cursive (German)
8
cursive (bastarda)
32
cursive (humanistic)
15
cursive (italic)
9
display script
19
humanistic
3
hybrida
5
roman
3
rotonda
6
textura
27
various
2
Level of Calligraphy
fair
54
high
51
n/a
5
poor
13
very high
20
very poor
1
Colour of Text
black
83
blue
9
brown
57
dark brown
5
gold
2
grey
1
light brown
2
red
35
Multiple Texts
no
75
yes
66
Decoration
Miniatures Frequency
always
3
never
9
none visible
1
normally
1
rarely
26
sometimes
1
Borders Frequency
always
2
never
8
occasionally
3
rarely
26
sometimes
2
Borders Size
full and partial borders
2
full borders
8
partial borders: one- and two-sided
3
partial borders: one-sided
8
partial borders: three-sided
1
partial borders: two- and three-sided
2
partial borders: two-sided
11
Painted Initials Frequency
always
7
never
4
normally
9
occasionally
5
often
6
rarely
19
sometimes
5
Painted Initials Type
calligraphic
1
calligraphic with decoration
5
decorated
27
decorated with grotesque heads
7
flourished
9
historiated
7
plain initials
2
trompe l'oeil
1
zoomorphic initial
6
Penned Initials Frequency
always
14
never
1
normally
43
occasionally
13
often
15
rarely
17
sometimes
16
Penned Initials Type
calligraphic
52
calligraphic with decoration
21
calligraphic with grotesque heads
24
decorated
8
decorated with grotesque heads
4
flourished
27
historiated
1
littera notabilior
6
plain initials
26
zoomorphic initial
1
Planned Initials Frequency
always
6
never
6
normally
11
occasionally
9
often
11
rarely
15
sometimes
4
Planned Initials Type
Guide letters only
1
Other Decoration Frequency
always
4
never
9
normally
10
occasionally
10
often
12
rarely
13
sometimes
10
Other Decoration Type
Voice-names
1
banner
5
decorated letters
6
decorative final long
23
diagrams
1
embellished final barline
5
end-symbol
6
littera notabilior
12
ornament
1
signa congruentiae
1
signes-de-renvoi
2
vignette
1
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Eton, Great Britain, Eton College Library, MS 178, c. 1500-04, All folios
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